As of this week – more precisely, since Sunday, 14 June 2026 – the EU Directive 2024/1438, known as the Breakfast Directive, has come into force. The new legislation introduces stricter rules on honey labelling, particularly regarding the indication of the countries of origin. According to Article 1, the country in which the honey was harvested must be indicated on the label. In addition, all countries of origin must be listed in the principal field of vision of the label, in descending order according to their share by weight, together with the percentage represented by each country.

These measures have been introduced in order to protect consumers and help combat fraud involving adulterated honey.

The directive also updates the legal terminology used for honey products, allowing only the following designations: honey, comb honey, chunk honey, cut comb in honey, and baker’s honey.

Go to the text of the directive here.