UK Honey Regulations Simplified - What information needs to go on a honey label?

Honey Regulations Simplified - What information needs to go on a honey label?
In this video I break down all of the mandatory information that's required by law on a honey label.
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[@ThomasHaxley]

Great video, about to do my first honey harvest on my own. My dad has handed down all his bees and equipment for me to carry on. My first season on my own this year!

[@mrwonk]

Greetings from across the pond! Some great things to think about even for us over here. I'm also quite amazed, your regulations are worse than ours'. The one most important warning to keep babies safe, and neither of our countries sees fit to require it, while having a bunch of other nonsense on what we can and can't put on our labels.

[@johnshearsmith1011]

What a cracking video. I've got so much help and advice from watching your videos Laurence, thank you.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cheers John! Glad you found it useful! :D

[@spaceofkace2643]

thank god i come across this video haha made everything so clear and simple. cheers mate

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Hey. Glad it was helpful ;)

[@roycesolomon7826]

Thank you for that information, I am from Antigua and Barbuda and now getting into honey sales and also looking to tap into overseas markets,so I will use the following information as a guide line, which would help meet international standards.

[@mark-ish]

Lovely informative video - very comprehensive. A natural teacher. Your jar label is very stylish too. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇿 Edit: excellent website & lovely honey products.

[@bzhoneyalanb8613]

Fantastic video! Really useful I’m just a hobbie beekeeper /hopefully small sideline one day but I want to give my customers here in Scotland a professional label. Thank you for this video mate cheers

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cheers Alan. Glad you found it useful :)

[@petejesper]

Thank you for another informative video. I use the term ‘Raw’ and will stick with it for the time being. It’s an interesting point regarding requiring the storage conditions, I don’t have that and many other don’t either. When I get the next batch of labels printed I’ll add it on.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Like a lot of the stuff mentioned in the video, its rarely enforced as TS have bigger fish to fry! I LOVE the word RAW as it differentiates PROPER honey from the syrup products stocked in the supermarkets. I wish the BFA would lobby to use the word and give it a proper designation. The marketing on that word is quite incredible and already well bred into people's mindsets. I know what RAW means. You know what RAW means. The customer knows what RAW means. I honestly dont know why people have a problem with it. Can you sense you've hit a nerve there!? ;)

[@petejesper]

@@BlackMountainHoney I completely agree with you. More important arguably are the condition in which people extract and bottle their honey, sadly I know a lot of people still do so in their garage or kitchen with pets in the house, both of which are taboo.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@petejesper Exactly! They dont like the word raw but are quite happy to chop up some old black frames with honey in and call it cut comb!

[@farzanaali7585]

Thank you. Very useful advice knowledge in this video specially for beginner running a small business from home thank you.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks. Glad you found it useful 👍 😀 😊

[@farzanaali7585]

Very useful video thank you for your time and effort.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks - glad you found it useful 👍 😀

[@robertburgin1688]

Hi Lawrance just wondered where you get your stickers made? First year selling and not to sure Thanks 👍

[@kelechiugwuoke1750]

Lovely video! I have a bee farm though in Nigeria. Wish i could get a partners to supply over there in the UK. My prices are very fair.

[@hevchip741]

excelent video, thanks

[@alunjohn7688]

Good afternoon Lawrence thank you for your videos I have watched them and enjoyed them all, very informative and honest. Just one question where can I purchase the labelling machine and tags (batch number & BB date) for the bottom of the jars

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Labelling machine is LabelRoo. Guns are from Price Gun Shop

[@MasteringMany]

This is fascinating. So if you sold honey at a village fair would you need a licence, insurance or any particular paperwork? Or do you know if your labelling covers all you would need? I live in the UK and am trying to decide if this would be something I could do. Thank you

[@AM-tn8yu]

Another great video thanks

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cheers AM. Glad you enjoyed it

[@lovemedobrides9700]

thank you my 2nd year and about to do my first extraction, ive learnt so much from you. Would you be able to share where you get your labels from and also are we able to use pure honey?

[@sgsmorrison]

Hi Laurence. What is the regulation for a best before date?

[@AntoniVideoCh]

Very useful video. Thank you. The Info online is quite confusing, so this was extremely helpful. Is there any other food regulations you need to comply with in order to sell honey to shops or on food markets? Hygiene, food safety, products of animal origin etc? Is there any different regulations for bee pollen, as it could be allergen? Thanks Lawrence

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cheers Antoni. Glad it was useful. Been meaning to put this one together for a while now as I know it took me an age to try and get to a legally compliant label. Most markets require minimum of a level 2 food hygiene certificate. You need HACCP procedures. You need a food hygiene rating. You need Risk Assessments. You public liability insurance. Never sold pollen but assume it will come under the more stringent food regs which is a whole different ball game and one I am keen to avoid ;)

[@AntoniVideoCh]

@@BlackMountainHoney thanks Lawrence! I will have a look at the food ratings and HACCP. Good reading for tonight 😅 Do we need those legally to sell honey online or to shops? Cheers

[@husein_patel]

How does one obtain a british health certificate to import honey into the UK? And what are the specific requirements for importing honey into the UK?

[@ahmegeddon]

I have what I believe to be the best tasting honey I've had. I was wondering if I can send you a sample and you can test it out and let me know where to go with it in terms of selling and advertising etc. It's pure white from Kyrgyzstan and comes from a family run farm in the mountains and I may be one of a few people in the UK with access to it. Let me know thanks. And really appreciate the helpful video!

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Hi Imran. Oooh sounds good. Drop me an email on [e-mail]

[@bzhoneyalanb8613]

Who would you recommend to get labels from?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Ours are from printedeasy.com

[@deanarnold1875]

Hi Lawrence, whats the issue with calling your honey organic?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

You need to be able to guarantee that the bees aren't foraging on ANYTHING that's not organic. So you basically need 27 square miles of organic estate to qualify the honey as organic

[@Dungarvanhoney]

What about soft set

[@alfiehart4091]

Hello any advice on where I can get my own label design made and printed and also maybe a machine to apply the labels to the jars, thanks

[@BlackMountainHoney]

We get ours at Printed Easy but the designs are done by a graphic designer. We apply using a labelroo

[@alfiehart4091]

What price gun do you use for your best before

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@alfiehart4091 Price Gun Shop thinks it's a BEKO

[@alfiehart4091]

Thanks is it just a 1 line gun I would need a best before labels? I'm curious to buy one off ebay but not sure what letters they come with tbh

[@alfiehart4091]

I tried looking for beko couldn't find any , any help before I buy a rubbish one 😅

[@Michelle-bo5zs]

This was a great and really useful video. However can you clarify about address. Do I have to put my full address or is my email address sufficient.?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks Michelle :) It's not actually stipulated is my understanding. It says there needs to be a way of making contact so either is fine (my understanding). Or you can add both :) Interested in having your own personal, expert online beekeeping mentor with access to exclusive advert free videos and priority replies to comments like Michelle? Join my KZbin channel membership HERE - kzbin.info/door/aa4pgaAzz8DCjiYJrx9cMAjoin

[@Michelle-bo5zs]

@@BlackMountainHoney perfect and makes sense. I'm sure most people would prefer to state their email address rather than postal address. 👍

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@Michelle-bo5zs yeah I think I probably would as well. might tweak that on the new labels :)

[@greghamilton889]

Where on earth did you find that expiry date/lot number labeller from? Been searching for ages to find something similar. Throw us a link please?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Google 'price gun shop'. Got loads on there 😉

[@tomberrisford7198]

Hi Lawrence, in regards to contact information, would an email suffice? Or would i need to put address of producer? Thanks 😊.

[@PabloTBrave]

Did you say you have to put a physical address or will a FB page, website, email address suffice. A small producer who produces honey from their residence may not want their home address on a bottle for security reasons .

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Unfortunately yes. Its from the FSA Country of Origin Food Labelling Guidance Paper which states - 20. The name and address of the manufacturer or packer or seller in the EC is a mandatory labelling requirement under EU rules. This information should not be provided in a way that incorrectly implies origin. Whether or not that changes now we are out of the EU is another thing

[@PabloTBrave]

@@BlackMountainHoney well thats rubbish, but thanks for the legal clarification

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@PabloTBrave It doesnt necessarily need to be your address though - as long as you are contactable. I think a lot of big companies use PO boxes (or maybe a mother in law)

[@OnlyKnowsGod]

You only covered half. The larger legal issues are extraction and the hygiene conditions which have never been covered in youtube.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Already got food hygiene certs, HACCP processes etc ready for another video. This one is specifically for legal information for labelling on jars.

[@OnlyKnowsGod]

@@BlackMountainHoney I look forwards to seeing the hygeane video..

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@OnlyKnowsGod Cheers and thanks for watching

[@helendavison1404]

I was searching for a no nonsense video of food regulations, hygiene etc for module 2 bbka exam. the one for the labelling was brilliant and so easy to understand.

[@janetno]

Loren, Can I Buy Bulgarian or Hungarian raw honey on Facebook and resell it? If my label said the country of origin or I could get in trouble? generally if buying raw honey on Facebook. (They look more delicious to me)

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Hi. As long as you follow the UK honey selling regulations then there is no issue. You will need to clearly state the country/countries of origin.

[@janetno]

@@BlackMountainHoney Thank you! 😊 🙏

[@johntexan4165]

Honey doesn’t expire and can store almost indefinitely, why put a date?

[@levimaxmillien4501]

Regulations

[@johntexan4165]

@@levimaxmillien4501 of course… lol

[@Biswaranjan_143]

👍👍👍👍

[@dailyallowance3826]

How about English honey made in England and not Hertfordshire for a start...England the only country not recognised in Europe as having its own government buy a British one where only Wales Scotland and Ireland are mentioned