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With the honey marketing crisis of the 1980s in the United States, and almost fifty percent of the crop in U.S. Government CCC warehouses, the U.S. beekeeping industry voted for the Honey Research, Promotion and Information Act. This established the National Honey Board. The act has been revoted on several times and the Board continues its work in promoting and researching generic honey. It established a hotline for research information and publishes a regular newsletter. Most recently, there has been discussion about modifying the legislation to divert some of the assessements to applied bee research.

National Honey Board's Web page http://www.nhb.org.

National Honey Board referendum, August 2000.

HAACP and quality assurance, April 2000.

On amending the order; new NHB chairman named, March 2000.

Is honey special enough? Rationale for National Honey Board quality assurance proposal, November 2000.

Economic adulteration survey by Dr. Fairchild, funded by National Honey Board, October 1999.

Article NHB in Digital Age Column, Bee Culture magazine, June 1999.

National Honey Board's midyear report 1998, July 1998.

Third referenda passes; goals and aspirations, October 1996.

Packtrack software available for producers. Keeps track of honey purchases/sales, June 1995.

Bibliography on honey available on disk, March 1995.

Article on the National Honey Board's sales seminar in Minneapolis, MN, focusing on futuring and research on new uses for honey, December 1994.

National Honey Board Evaluates self, February 1995.

Honey research on frozen desserts, September 1994.

Honey and beer brewing, April 1994.

New cook book by National Honey Board, March 1994.

Recipe cards, newsletter issues and defining honey, October 1993.

National Honey Board "Pride" program, March 1993.

National Honey Board releases new information on labelling honey, April 1993.

National Honey Board defines honey, November 1993.

"Pride" program announced; revised rules, August 1992.

Second referenda passes, November 1991.

Cooking video, Just Add Honey released, September 1991.

Foodservice industry research; comments as prelude to second referenda, May 1991.

Recipes and brochure on using honey published, April 1991.

Contamination crisis program initiated, September 1990.

Honey Board sponsors Goodwill Games, May 1990.

Juvenile video What's Buzzin' released, December 1989.

Contest and sales seminar announced, March 1988.

Research on honey use; honey and Bisquick® promotions, September 1987.

Board asks local associations to help with assessments, March 1987.

National Honey Board regulations are the law, February 1987.

Act passed; National Honey Board created, July 1986.

Analysis of generic promotion as proposed by Honey Research, Promotion and Consumer Information Act, March 1985.

Questions and answers concerning the Honey Research, Promotion and Consumer Information Act, December 1984.

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