Honey produced in the Pantanal will be tested for analysis
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In the last week of October, arrived at the Embrapa Pantanal (Corumbá-MS), Unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, several pounds of honey collected from apiaries Nhumirim installed on the farm, in projects researcher Vanderlei Doniseti Acassio dos Reis, specialized in beekeeping.
Located in the Pantanal region of Nhecolândia, 160 kilometers from the urban area of Corumba, the farm Nhumirim is the experimental field of Embrapa Pantanal. Its diversity of plant and animal species, bays, salt marshes, ridges and groves make it a cut fairly representative of the Pantanal.
The purpose of this activity was to obtain samples of honey that will be sent to three units of Embrapa: Environment (Jaguariúna-SP), Livestock Southeast (São Carlos-SP) and Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (BSB). These units carry out analysis to determine the presence or absence of residues and contaminants in samples of honey and other agricultural products, under the project led by a researcher at Embrapa Environment, Vera Lucia Ferracini, entitled "Network waste and chemical contaminants in products of Animal and Plant "of Macroprograma 2 Embrapa, covering competitiveness and sustainability sector.
"Researchers will implement the methods of analysis and verifying the presence or absence of residues of pesticides, veterinary drugs and inorganic contaminants. These tests will generate parameters to demonstrate the quality and level of food produced in Brazil, "said Vanderlei.
Will be implemented analysis methods and laboratory professionals and support will be trained to work with these techniques and make searches more efficient, in addition to researchers working with these products. "There is a growing demand for developing such an analysis because the level of demand in international markets for food safety is increasing, creating non-tariff barriers and restricting imports of products without safety certification," he says.
The farm has two Nhumirim apiaries totaling more than 30 hives of honeybees, with reduced use of external inputs, which makes the activity very close to organic practices. With the completion of this analysis, the researcher believes that most likely will be confirmed the hypothesis that the honey produced in this region of the Pantanal is quite safe. "We strongly believe that, and now hope to prove with scientific evidence.
Source: Embrapa Pantanal