On 29 April 2022, the official website of the Government of the Russian Federation published a consultation document to formulate veterinary health inspection rules for honey and bee products. The main contents are as follows :

(1) General provisions: The inspection rules apply to natural unprocessed honey and bee products intended for processing and sale, and do not apply to honey and bee products intended for personal consumption only and not circulated in the territory of the Russian Federation;

(2) The veterinary sanitary inspection: sanitary inspection period of honey and bee products shall not exceed 3 hours from the time of the owner's application. Except for requirement of laboratory test of item B, the paragraph 15 in the rules, the veterinary sanitary inspection includes preparation of honey and bee products samples for research. Sensory and physiochemical indicators should be detected by batch. Inspection of contents of harmful substances, mycotoxins, pesticides and antibiotics stipulated by the technical regulations of "food safety" of customs Union at least once a year.

The rule is scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2023, and will be valid until March 1, 2029, with a feedback period ending on June 1, 2022.