Honey is one of the top ten foods that are particularly susceptible to adulteration. For consumers, honey is a high-quality natural product with an excellent reputation. Adulteration and irregularities in the origin of honey are increasingly a topic in the media, which can affect consumer confidence in the products. It is therefore important to protect honey through strict quality control using state-of-the-art methods to verify purity and authenticity.
This webinar provides basic information on current challenges in verifying the authenticity of honey and presents the current status of developments in detection methods for detecting adulteration and provides insights into current legal developments. Against this background, expert knowledge is presented in a compact and practical way.
Contents
- Which methods are used to detect honey adulteration?
- What is the current legal framework and what are the latest developments?
- How can fraudulent practices in relation to honey be recognised and combated?
Target group
- Entrepreneurs and employees of food producers and retailers who produce, trade in or process foodstuffs
- Laboratory staff and specialists
- Interested specialist audience
Language
German
Registration information
Please register by 24.11.2025 at the latest.
This event will be held as an online-only event .
Technical management and speakers
Katharina Herko, BSc
AGES, Food Safety Business Unit
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
Competence Centre Food Chain
Other speakers
Dr Stefanie Dobrovolny, MSc
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
Department of Molecular and Microbiology
Attila Domjan, PhD
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Linz
Food Analysis Department
Katharina Huemer, MSc
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed
Department of Elemental Analysis
DI Federica Ronchetti, LLM
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
You are also welcome to submit your topic-related questions in advance to akademie@ages.at. The collected questions will be answered by the speakers during the webinar.