Chloramphenicol content exceeds standard, Chinese honey is banned in UK

Introduction: the British Food Standards Agency issued a notice suggesting that stores should stop selling all honey produced in China This is another resolution that is not conducive to the export of China's products after the European Commission banned the import of Chinese animal origin food on January 25 It is reported that the British authorities issued the proposal because they found that honey from China contained excessive chloramphenicol in sample tests The British honey import association also advised all members to stop selling any mixed honey containing Chinese honey and look for other honey import channels until the use of veterinary drugs in China meets the standards A survey shows that 30-50% of the mixed honey sold in the UK comes from China, while 80% of the honey consumed in the UK is mixed honey At present, the number of bee colonies and the output of bee products in China are the first in the world According to experts from the beekeeping Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 90% of the world's royal jelly is produced in China, and China's annual honey output is the largest in the world At the same time of mass production, honey in China has many problems, such as high water content, low maturity and easy to deteriorate The content of chloramphenicol in honey exceeds the standard, which is a common problem in many beekeeping countries in the world The main reason for this situation is the excessive use of chloramphenicol and other antibiotics in bee colony disinfection and pest control At present, China's beekeepers are gradually reducing the amount of antibiotics, and relevant research institutions are also developing safer drugs to reduce the dependence on antibiotics in the prevention and control of bee colony diseases According to relevant experts, the annual output of honey in China is about 200000 tons, of which about half are exported Honey exported to EU countries is about 30000 tons per year, of which thousands are exported to the UK Therefore, the UK authorities suggested that the national store to stop selling honey from China would have a certain impact on China's beekeeping industry Experts also suggested that another effective way to make up for the loss of European market is to develop domestic market According to reports, honey has long been used as a healthy food substitute for sugar in developed countries in Europe The per capita consumption of honey in China is less than 22 per year, less than a quarter of that in Germany With the increasing demands of Chinese consumers on the quality of life, the potential of expanding domestic sales of honey produced in China is huge However, reporters saw the announcement on the official website of the British Food Standards Agency and said that considering that honey containing trace chloramphenicol is not very harmful to human body, Chinese honey and other honey products that people have purchased can continue to be consumed (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: