No Fake Honey Among SPAR Private Labels

Following the honey scandal before Christmas, SPAR initiated a comprehensive review of the honey products. The conducted DNA analyses revealed that no adulterations were discovered in the SPAR brand honeys with imported honey. Additionally, all SPAR brand honeys were re-examined in accordance with the Honey Regulation.

No Foreign Sugar in Honey from SPAR Private Labels

These tests also confirmed that no foreign sugar was detected in any of the products. All honey items of the SPAR private labels are authentic and consist of 100% pure honey. "As the only food retailer in Austria, we acted quickly and removed the SPAR brand honeys with imported honey from the shelves to test them thoroughly. Our goal is to offer our customers the best quality and genuine honey in the SPAR brand products. The results confirm that only genuine honey is contained in the SPAR brand honeys," says SPAR board member Markus Kaser.

SPAR with Double Testing After Honey Scandal

Double testing ensures consumer safety Over a period of seven weeks, SPAR removed five different honey products of the S-BUDGET brand and two honey dispensers from SPAR Natur*pur from the range. As the only food retailer in Austria, SPAR decided to remove the honey products containing honey from other European countries from sale and subject them to a DNA analysis. Additionally, all SPAR honeys were re-checked in accordance with the Honey Regulation, and suppliers were required to provide proof that only genuine honey is used. The additional investigations also showed that no foreign sugar is contained in any of the products. Thus, all SPAR private label honeys are available again in the range.

Honey Scandal Uncovered by ORF Magazine "konkret"

Purchase and Mixing Prohibited SPAR has been specifically supporting the domestic honey market for years and currently offers 252 different types of honey from Austria, often from small beekeepers. The beekeepers are contractually obliged to use only their own honey. The domestic honey scandal - The events Before Christmas, the ORF magazine "konkret" revealed that 75 percent of the 31 honey jars tested at the time in domestic supermarkets were adulterated and should not be sold as pure honey. Affected were honeys with a share of imported honey. SPAR was the only food retailer in Austria to respond seriously to the "konkret" results and initiated an immediate review of all private label honeys. Furthermore, SPAR was the only retailer to immediately remove all private label products with imported honey from the shelves.

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