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Tests confirmed antibiotics in further 19 lots of honey produced by Včelpo company

11/26/2015

Final laboratory analysis confirmed presence of residues of antibiotics in further 19 lots of honey produced by company Včelpo s.r.o. The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) is now releasing results of confirmatory analyses including detailed information on non-compliant samples in the table below.

The analysis confirmed presence of antibiotics streptomycin and sulfonamides – sulfathiazole, asulfadimidine. Presence of chloramphenicol has been confirmed in one case so far. They are pharmacologically effective substances of which use in the bees’ treatment is banned in the EU. Residues of such substances must not be present in honey. CAFIA sampled all lots in question in the Kaufland chain and suspended their placing on the market already during previous week based on the results of orientational tests. All important information was handed to the partner supervisory authority – the State Veterinary Administration.

Summary of samples analysed:

Name of the Product	Weight of the Packaging in g	Lot	Provided Country of Origin	Result of the Laboratory Analysis
Med květový Včelpo*	900	21.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfadimidine, sulfathiazole and streptomycine
DĚDEČKŮV MED, MED KVĚTOVÝ*	900	11.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of chloramhphenicol, sulfadimidine, sulfathiazol and streptomycine
Včelpo med květový lesní	900	22.8.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Včelpo med květový	450	13.7.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Včelpo med květový	450	16.6.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový Včelpo	450	19.8.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový lipový	450	13.10.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový Včelpo	900	5.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Vcelpo Med Kvétový Lesni	900	5.6.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový lesní Včelpo	900	3.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of streptomycine
Med Květový lesní	900	3.7.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový Včelpo	900	12.5.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfadimidine, sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový Včelpo	450	8.7.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of streptomycine
Vcelpo Med Kvetovy	900	23.6.2018	honey mix from EC countries and countries outside EC	proved residues of sulfadimidine, sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med Květový lesní Včelpo	900	4.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of streptomycine
Med květový Včelpo	900	21.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole
Med květový	450	17.7.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomydine
Med květový	450	13.7.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Med květový lipový	900	6.3.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole
Med Květový lesní	900	2.9.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine
Dědečkův med Med květový	900	26.8.2018	Czech Republic	proved residues of sulfathiazole and streptomycine

*These samples have already been published in the Ministry of Agriculture’s Press Release of 19^th November 2015.

Article by: Pavel Kopřiva, the CAFIA Spokesperson, phone:+420 542 426 633

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Tests confirmed antibiotics in further 19 lots of honey produced by Včelpo company

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