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