As part of a series on enhancing the safety of locally prepared foods, this bulletin describes what one needs to now about selling honey at a farmers market in Virginia.
Helpful resources on food security from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Learn from Mr. David Easter on the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ (VDACS) Food Safety and Security Program.
More on Honey Label Requirements
One of the most important decisions that a food marketer has to make is what to put on the label of a food product. It needs to appeal to the consumer and stand out from other food packages on the shelf.
When The Bee Corp first bottled their honey it was very confusing to navigate federal and state standards to ensure they were labeling their honey right. To make this easier for beekeepers, they compiled all the state laws on honey labeling into one place, and created the interactive map below to link to the government documents.
