ISO/TC 34/SC 19 - Bee products
Standardization of the whole process and circulation of bee products, including but not limited to the following: products standards, basic standards, beekeeping practices, quality standards, testing method standards and storage and transportation standards. Food safety standards are excluded (already covered in TC 34/SC 17).
Produits apicoles
Normalisation de l’ensemble du processus et de la circulation des produits apicoles, incluant sans toutefois s’y limiter : les normes de produits, les normes de base, les pratiques d’apiculture, les normes relatives à la qualité, les normes donnant des méthodes d’essai et celles relatives au stockage et au transport. Les normes de sécurité alimentaire sont exclues (déjà couvertes par le TC 34/SC 17).
General Information
This document specifies the quality requirements, analytical methods, and packaging, marking, labelling, storage and transportation conditions for bee propolis. This document is applicable to propolis collected from beehives of Apis mellifera colonies, i.e. raw propolis.
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This document specifies the quality requirements, analytical methods, and packaging, labelling, marking, storage and transportation conditions for bee pollen. This document is applicable to bee pollen collected at the entrance of beehives by Apis mellifera and other bees’ species of colonies, as well as dried, frozen and lyophilized bee pollen. It does not apply to crushed powdery bee pollen and products made from bee pollen.
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This document specifies the production of royal jelly, including production conditions, production process management, storage and transportation requirements of royal jelly. This document is applicable to the production of royal jelly.
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ISO 12824:2016 specifies the production and sanitary requirements for royal jelly and establishes a series of organoleptic and chemical test methods to control royal jelly quality. It also specifies the requirements of transport, storage, packaging and marking for royal jelly. This International Standard applies to the royal jelly production (collecting, preliminary processing and packaging) and trade links. This International Standard is not applicable to royal jelly products in which other foods are mixed.
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This standard applies to all honeys produced by honey bees (Apis ssp.) and covers all styles of honey presentations which are processed and ultimately intended for direct consumption. The honey which is packed for sale in bulk containers, which may be repacked into retail packs is included. This standard covers honey for industrial uses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ISO/TC 34/SC 19 is a Subcommittee within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is named "Bee products" and is responsible for: Standardization of the whole process and circulation of bee products, including but not limited to the following: products standards, basic standards, beekeeping practices, quality standards, testing method standards and storage and transportation standards. Food safety standards are excluded (already covered in TC 34/SC 17). This committee has published 5 standards.
ISO/TC 34/SC 19 develops ISO standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: Standardization of the whole process and circulation of bee products, including but not limited to the following: products standards, basic standards, beekeeping practices, quality standards, testing method standards and storage and transportation standards. Food safety standards are excluded (already covered in TC 34/SC 17). Currently, there are 5 published standards from this subcommittee.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes international standards. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO brings together experts from 170+ member countries to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
A Subcommittee (SC) in ISO operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.