Why is fake honey still so commonplace[1] in the EU if controls happen? Tests exists and are straightforward. The EU has been saying that they'll stop it[2], after a more than a decade of abuse, nothing happened because the fraud is so widespread but there are no systematic controls.

[1] https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/03.02.2025-bee...

[2] https://ec.europa.eu/olaf-report/2023/investigative-activiti...