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Division 46 Honey or mead nectar

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    Honey or mead nectar is a spirit drink produced by flavouring the mixture of fermented honey mash and honey distillate and/or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, which contains at least 30 % vol. of fermented honey mash.

  2. (b)

    The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of honey or mead nectar shall be 22 %.

  3. (c)

    Only natural flavouring substances and F1flavouring preparations as defined in Article F23(2)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 may be used in the preparation of honey or mead nectar provided that the honey taste is predominant.

  4. (d)

    Honey or mead nectar may be sweetened only with honey.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Words in Annex 2 category 46(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 17(20)(h)