2009 California Food and Agricultural Code - Section 29641-29644 :: Article 9. Labeling Of Honey As To Origin And Flavor

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 29641-29644

29641.  Any container or subcontainer of extracted honey which is
produced entirely within this state may be conspicuously marked with
the name "California."

29642.  A container or subcontainer of comb or extracted honey shall
not be marked or labeled with the name "California" unless the honey
in the container or subcontainer was produced entirely within this
state.

29643.  Every container and subcontainer of imported honey shall be
labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which
it is imported or, when it is repackaged subsequent to importation,
in accordance with subdivision (a) or (b):
   (a) As "imported," if repackaged either as a blend with honey
imported from one or more other foreign countries or is repackaged
without such blending.
   (b) As "domestic and imported blend," if blended with domestic
honey.

29644.  If the floral flavor of comb or extracted honey is stated on
the container the honey contained in the container or subcontainer
shall be true to such flavor, unless the honey is a blend of two or
more floral types and one floral type is predominant. If the honey is
such a blend, it may be labeled as to the predominant floral type as
determined by flavor.

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