Bee products: safety measures and new technologies to secure their daily consumption

Honey-bee products offer a broad spectrum of uses in food applications. Bee products, are regarded as excellent sources of high-quality nutrients, coming directly from nature with no need for artificial additives. This notion, in addition to their functional properties, makes them idealsuper foods or sources of supplements with beneficial effects on human health. This review covers the quality and safety aspects of daily usage of bee products, in addition to addressing the hazardous contaminants that may occur in bee products. Extensive studies on the applications of bee products in food preservation report their ability to extend the shelf life of food products due to their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Additionally, the levels of chemical contaminants in honey and bee products appear to be very low. Honey and bee products do not pose any threat to human health. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.