Mission of Georgian Rural Council
The mission of GRC is the increasing the involvement of the rural population in the decision making process and raising the civic awareness, protection of their interests, improving socio-economic status and sustainable development of rural areas.
For the implementation of this mission planed the close cooperation with the civic and governmental structures, private sector of local and central as well as international levels.
The suitability of honey was monitored by the Georgian Rural Council in Lanchkhuti with the support of the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG), within the framework of the fourth phase (ENPARD IV) of the European Union's "European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development" (ENPARD - Georgia), as well as the "Bread of the World" organization (Germany) within the framework of the project "Increased Agricultural Practices and Consumer Awareness".
According to the legislation of Georgia, hundreds of pharmacologically active substances are regulated, including antibiotics. The content of chloramphenicol and some of the drugs included in the group of nitroimidazoles is prohibited in food, while the rest are not regulated at all and are checked according to the norms in the European Union.
Researches were conducted in the State Laboratory of Agriculture.
A total of 4 samples were tested, 2 - unlabeled and 2 - labeled. 2 samples were tested for chloramphenicol content, as well as 2 samples for nitroimidazole group drugs.
Antibiotic content was not found in any of the samples.
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