From Mid-June Jam Is Allowed to Heat Jam Again
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As of 14 June, jam can be called in all fruit varieties in the trade again. This changes with the so-called "EU breakfast directive", which was recently poured into national law. The law also introduces innovations for the marketing of honey. In addition to the designation rules, the amendment also adapts to the minimum fruit content of jams – from 350 to 450 grams per kilogram so far, to "extra" products to 500 grams. This is intended to reduce…
So far, only citrus products were allowed to be called "marmalade", everything else had to be labelled as jam.
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Until now, the term was only allowed under EU law for citrus products. Now, the traditional Austrian word returns to trade.
For years, an EU rule made for shaking the head: only citrus products were allowed to be called "marmalade". Everything else, such as marille or strawberry, had to be sold as "confiture". This is now the end. A new directive not only brings back the traditional name, but also ensures more fruit in the glass and more honesty in honey.
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