Laboratory for analyses of honey and honey bee products - Agriculture and Environment

Laboratory for analyses of honey and honey bee products

The CREA-AA honey lab offers analysis, consultancy and research service on hive products and has been operating in accordance with UNI CEI EN ISO / IEC 17025 since 1998, year in which accreditation from ACCREDIA (N 0196) was obtained. Offered analyses include: determination of honey quality parameters as defined by the Italian law (D. Lgs n. 179 of 2004), determination of the botanical and geographical origin of honey, sensory analysis of honey, determination of pesticide residues in the various beehive products (beeswax, honey, royal jelly, bees, propolis), determination of foreign substances in beeswax, determination of the chemical-physical parameters of beeswax, morphometric analysis on bees for the determination of the Apis mellifera subspecies.

For further information contact:

Dr. Giorgia Serra:

• +39 051 353103 Ext. 27
• giorgia.serra@crea.gov.it

Samples should be addressed to CREA-AA, Laboratorio API, via di Corticella 133, 40128 Bologna, Italy