Beekeepers protest in Madrid on Tuesday against the entry of "fake" honey

Spanish beekeepers, led by COAG and Unión de Uniones, are planning a protest in Madrid against the influx of adulterated honey, which they believe is driving down prices and threatening their livelihoods. The demonstration, which will also be held in Paris and Lisbon, will appeal for the implementation of methods to detect honey adulteration, increased border controls, a European-level reference laboratory for honey, and the opposition to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. The protest is backed by the Spanish cooperative sector, which is calling for the rapid recognition and validation of honey adulteration methods and stricter traceability to combat fraud and ensure a fair market.

The action will take place in front of the office of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain The Spanish beekeepers, called by the agricultural organisation COAG and also by Unión de Uniones, will gather this Tuesday in Madrid to protest against the "massive" entry of "false" honey into the market, which leads them to suffer prices at "unsustainable" levels, putting their work at serious risk. The action will take place in front of the office of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, considering that the Commission "has abandoned the beekeepers of Europe and the consumers, allowing the industry to continue adulterating." Under the slogan "European beekeepers against fraud. Manufactured syrups are not honey," demonstrations will also be held in Paris and Lisbon, "within the framework of the common European front promoted in December by the beekeeping sector of COAG." During the rally they will demand the validation of methods for detecting ...