The problem: Honey is a natural sweetener, and its consumption is increasing worldwide due to its many beneficial health properties. However, imported fake honey or adulterated honey, as well as the absence of adequate action to prevent these fraudulent activities, leads retailers to ask for lower prices. The increase in demand for honey, without the corresponding supply, would result in honey prices rising, but in reality, they have dropped about two and a half times, while costs have almost doubled over the same period. This situation makes the daily business of EU beekeepers economically unviable, showing an important market disruption that must be avoided immediately if economic, social, and strategic role of bees in terms of biodiversity and environment in the EU is to be maintained. WATSON solution: This pilot explores the usefulness of implementing low-cost and easy-to-use portable/miniaturised devices based on near-infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging technologies combined with chemometrics, able to provide stakeholders non-destructive analysis and accurate real-time results related to the identification of food fraud on GPI honey.