reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110555.

110555. Any food is adulterated if it is, bears, or contains any food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 110445. If, however, a pesticide chemical has been used in or on a raw agricultural commodity in conformity with an exemption granted or a tolerance prescribed under this part or the Food and Agricultural Code and the raw agricultural commodity has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating, or milling, the residue of a pesticide chemical remaining in or on the processed food shall not be deemed unsafe if the residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice, and the concentration of the residue in the processed food when ready to eat is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110560.

110560. Any food is adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110565.

110565. Any food is adulterated if it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered unwholesome, diseased, or injurious to health.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110570.

110570. Any food is adulterated if it is, in whole or in part, the product of any diseased animal, any animal that has died otherwise than by slaughter, or any animal that has been fed on the uncooked offal from a slaughterhouse.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110575.

110575. Any food is adulterated if its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110580.

110580. Any food is adulterated if it has been intentionally subjected to ionizing radiation unless the use of the radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to Section 110070.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110585.

110585. Any food is adulterated if any one of the following conditions exist:
(a)  If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom.
(b)  If any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor.
(c)  If damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner.
(d)  If any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight or reduce its quality or strength or make it appear better or of greater value than it is.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110590.

110590. Any food is adulterated if it is confectionery and any one of the following conditions exist:
(a)  It has partially or completely embedded therein any nonnutritive object, provided that this subdivision shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of the department as provided by regulation, the object is of practical functional value to the confectionery product and would not render the product injurious or hazardous to health.
(b)  It bears or contains any alcohol in excess of 5 percent by weight.
(c)  It bears or contains any nonnutritive substance, provided that this subdivision shall not apply to a safe nonnutritive substance that is in or on confectionery by reason of its use for some practical functional purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or storage of the confectionery if the use of the substance does not promote deception of the consumer or otherwise result in adulteration or misbranding in violation of any provision of this act; and provided further that the department may, for the purpose of avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this clause, issue regulations allowing or prohibiting the use of particular nonnutritive substances.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110595.

110595. Any food is adulterated if it bears or contains any color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 110445.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110597.

110597. Any food is adulterated if it is wine and any one of the following conditions exists:
(a)  It contains lead in concentrations exceeding 150 parts per billion, or in excess of a more stringent tolerance as may be established by federal law or regulation, unless it can be shown by the producer, or if not produced in California, by the licensed importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(b)  A metal foil capsule containing lead in excess of 0.3 percent by dry weight is affixed or attached to its container, unless it can be shown by the producer, or if not produced in California, by the licensed importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(c)  Notwithstanding any other rule or principle of law that may afford a private right of action to bring claims based on alleged violations of laws or standards, the right to commence and pursue civil or administrative actions to impose or collect fines, penalties, damages, or other remedies based on an alleged violation of the Wine Safety Act established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of the 1993–94 Regular Session shall be vested exclusively in the state, through the Food and Drug Branch of the State Department of Health Services and the Office of the Attorney General, and with local health officers or city attorneys or district attorneys otherwise empowered to prosecute violations of this division. Retailers of wine, including, but not limited to, “retailers” as defined in Section 23023 of the Business and Professions Code, or food facilities as defined in Section 113785, shall be entitled to all of the same protections for any violations of the Wine Safety Act established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of the 1993–94 Regular Session, as are afforded to food dealers pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 110245). This subdivision does not apply to, limit, alter, or restrict any action for personal injury or wrongful death, or any action based upon a failure to warn.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 309. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110600.

110600. Any food is adulterated if it is fresh meat and it contains any preservative or other chemical substance not approved for use in fresh meat by the department, the United States Department of Agriculture, or the Department of Food and Agriculture of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110605.

110605. Any food is adulterated if it is chopped or ground beef or hamburger unless it is composed of voluntary striated muscle of fresh beef that does not contain any substance that is not approved by the department and unless it has a total fat content that is not in excess of 30 percent by weight.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110610.

110610. Any food is adulterated if it is pork sausage or breakfast sausage and it has a total fat content that is in excess of 50 percent by weight.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110611.

110611. Except as provided in Section 25621.5 of the Business and Professions Code, a dietary supplement, food, or beverage is not adulterated by the inclusion of industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5, as long as the cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp meet the requirements established in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 111920). The sale of a dietary supplement, food, or beverage that includes industrial hemp or cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp shall not be restricted or prohibited based solely on the inclusion of industrial hemp provided that the cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp meet the requirements of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 111920).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 576, Sec. 8. (AB 45) Effective October 6, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110615.

110615. The methods of analysis used in determining the fat content of products described in Sections 110605 and 110610 shall be those prescribed by the current issue of “Official and Tentative Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,” and the supplements thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110620.

110620. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any food that is adulterated.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110625.

110625. It is unlawful for any person to adulterate any food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110630.

110630. It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any food that is adulterated or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110635.

110635. While any regulation relating to a substance referred to in Section 110080, 110085, or 110090 is in effect, any food bearing or containing a substance in accordance with the regulation shall not be considered to be adulterated.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110640.

110640. The director, with the assistance of the Department of Food and Agriculture, and in cooperation with the federal Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency, shall identify those pesticides most likely to leave residue in processed foods.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110645.

110645. Whenever the director has been notified by the Director of Food and Agriculture pursuant to Section 12582 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the director shall immediately notify the processor, if known, by telephone, with immediate written confirmation, and take appropriate action pursuant to Section 110045.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110650.

110650. This article does not prohibit the addition of fluorine or fluorine compounds to water intended for sale to the public as bottled water for domestic use in the manner and to the extent as may be approved by the department. The label of the bottled water shall, however, satisfy all of the labeling requirements prescribed by this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 5 - Adulterated Food › Section 110655.

110655. Any food intended for export shall not be deemed to be adulterated within the provisions of this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements:
(a)  It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser.
(b)  It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country.
(c)  It is labeled on the outside of the shipping package to show that it is intended for export.
If the article is sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce, this section shall not exempt it from any of the provisions of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110660.

110660. Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110661.

110661. Any food is misbranded if it is manufactured, packed, or held in this state in a food processing facility not duly registered as provided in this part, except for food from facilities exclusively storing, handling, or processing dry beans.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 915, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110665.

110665. Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrition labeling as set forth in Section 403(q) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(q)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal act shall also be exempt under this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110670.

110670. Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrient content or health claims as set forth in Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal act shall also be exempt under this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110673.

110673. Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for food allergen labeling as set forth in Section 403(w) of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(w)) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal act, shall also be exempt under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 73, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110674.

110674. Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for pasteurized in-shell egg labeling as set forth in Section 27644.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. (AB 1414) Effective April 17, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110675.

110675. Any food is misbranded if it is in package form, unless it bears a label containing all of the following information:
(a)  The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
(b)  An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count.
Reasonable variations from the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be permitted. Requirements for placement and prominence of the information required by subdivision (b), and exemptions as to small packages, shall be established in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 110100 and 110380.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110680.

110680. Any food is misbranded if its labeling or packaging does not conform to the requirements of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 110290).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110685.

110685. Any food is misbranded if it is offered for sale under the name of another food, or if it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established by regulation and its label does not bear, in type of uniform size and prominence the word “imitation,” and immediately following, the name of the food imitated.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110690.

110690. Any food is misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110695.

110695. Any food is misbranded if it is a confectionery and contains alcohol in excess of
1
/
2
of 1 percent by weight and that fact does not appear on the label for the food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110700.

110700. Any food is misbranded if it is a potentially hazardous processed food that is preserved by refrigeration at temperatures of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and it is not conspicuously labeled “Perishable Keep Refrigerated.”
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110705.

110705. Any food is misbranded if any word, statement, or other information required pursuant to this part to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed upon the label or labeling with conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling and in terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110710.

110710. Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established under Section 110505 and the label fails to bear the name of the food specified in the standard or otherwise fails to conform to the definition and standard.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110715.

110715. Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a standard of quality or fill has been prescribed by regulation under Section 110505 and its quality or fill is below the standard unless its label bears, in a manner and form as specified by regulation, a statement that it is below the standard.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110720.

110720. Any food for which no standard of identity exists is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of the food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110725.

110725. (a)  Any food fabricated from two or more ingredients is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of each ingredient, and if the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice, a statement with appropriate prominence on the information panel of the total percentage of fruit or vegetable juice contained in the food. Any spice, flavoring, or color not required to be certified under Section 110090, except any spice, flavoring, or color sold as such, may be designated as spice, flavoring, or color without naming each.
(b)  Exemptions may be established by the department, when compliance with any requirement of this section is impractical or results in deception or unfair competition.
(c)  In adopting any regulations relating to this section, the department shall take into consideration the current regulations established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under authority contained in the federal act.
(d)  Notwithstanding Section 110040 or any other provision of law, as used in this section, the term “food” includes, but is not limited to, meat. The term “food” does not, however, include any alcoholic beverage.
(e)  This section shall not apply to any food sold for consumption on or off the premises of any restaurant in the course of its business as a restaurant, or to any milk or dairy product.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110730.

110730. The requirements of Sections 110720 and 110725 do not apply to any food that is packaged at the direction of retail purchasers at the time of sale if the ingredients are disclosed to the purchasers by other means in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110735.

110735. Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented, for special dietary uses as prescribed by regulation under Section 110095 and its label does not bear information concerning any vitamin or mineral content, or other dietary property as the department prescribes, by regulation, as necessary to fully inform purchasers as to the food’s value for that use.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110740.

110740. Any food is misbranded if it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative, unless its labeling states that fact. Exemptions may be established by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110745.

110745. Any food is misbranded if it is intended as a component of another food and when used in accordance with the directions of the purveyor, it will result in the final food being adulterated or misbranded.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110750.

110750. Any food is misbranded if it is a color additive and it is not in conformity with the requirements for color additives prescribed under the provisions of Section 110090.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110755.

110755. Any food is misbranded if its packaging or labeling is in violation of an applicable regulation issued pursuant to Section 108685 or 108700.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110760.

110760. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any food that is misbranded.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110765.

110765. It is unlawful for any person to misbrand any food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110770.

110770. It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any food that is misbranded or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such food.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110775.

110775. It is unlawful for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, or remove the label, or any part of the labeling, of any food if the act results in the food being misbranded.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110790.

110790. Any food intended for export shall not be deemed to be misbranded under this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements:
(a)  It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser.
(b)  It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country.
(c)  It is labeled on the outside of the shipping package to show that it is intended for export.
If the article is sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce, this section shall not exempt it from any of the provisions of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110795.

110795. (a) The department may adopt regulations that name and describe the characteristics of salmon and any other fish or other seafood it considers appropriate. The department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game, the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, consumers, commercial fishermen, aquaculturists, and seafood processors, wholesalers, restaurateurs, and other retailers before adopting these regulations. The department shall not adopt any regulation that conflicts with the common name of any fish designated by the Department of Fish and Game pursuant to Section 8023 of the Fish and Game Code.
(b) In addition to the consultations required by subdivision (a), the department shall consult and seek the recommendations of the groups named in that subdivision concerning the possible need for, or desirability of, any further legislation or regulations affecting seafood labeling.
(c) No regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall deviate from a pertinent United States standard where the fish or seafood product specified is packed or processed as a standardized product under a United States standard.
(d) Nothing in this section or in regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be construed to require the use of more than the common family name of any fish or seafood by any restaurant in menus or advertisements.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110800.

110800. (a)  Any label of any retail cut of beef, veal, lamb, or pork held for sale in a retail food production and marketing establishment or a frozen food locker plant shall clearly identify the species (beef, veal, lamb, or pork) and the primal cut from which it is derived, and the retail name.
This section shall not apply to ground beef or hamburger, boneless stewing meat, cubed steaks, sausage, or soupbones.
(b)  “Primal cuts” include only the following in the various species:
Beef
Veal
Lamb
Pork
Chuck
Shoulder
Shoulder
Shoulder
Rib
Rib
Rib
—
Loin
Loin
Loin
Loin
Shank
Shank
Shank
—
Brisket
Breast
Breast
—
Plate
Breast
Breast
—
Flank
Flank
—
—
Round
Round or leg
Leg
Leg or ham
Cuts derived from other than the above primal cuts need only show species and the retail name.
(c)  It is unlawful and constitutes misbranding for any person to sell or offer for sale in a retail food production and marketing establishment or frozen food locker plant any retail cut of beef that is labeled in violation of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6 - Misbranded Food › Section 110805.

110805.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no chopped or ground beef or hamburger that is offered for sale in any retail food production and marketing establishment or frozen food locker plant shall be advertised, labeled, or otherwise held out in any manner to describe or suggest its quality or relative leanness or fat content unless the label, advertisement, or other representation accurately discloses the maximum fat content thereof by the designation “Does not exceed __ percent fat”. However, in no case shall the fat content of any chopped or ground beef or hamburger exceed 30 percent fat, except in no case shall the fat content exceed 26 percent in the case of chopped or ground beef or hamburger processed from the primal cut of chuck when the primal cut designation is being used.
(b)  No designation such as, but not limited to, “lean,” “super lean,” “premium,” “deluxe” or similar terms descriptive of quality, leanness, or fat content shall be included on the label unless the label also contains a fat-weight designation as specified in subdivision (a). However, as an alternative to including the fat-weight designation on the label, the fat-weight designation required by this section may be disclosed by means of a sign placed immediately adjacent to the counter on which the chopped or ground beef or hamburger is displayed. This sign shall be within plain view of prospective purchasers and shall display the appropriate designation specified in subdivision (a) in boldface print.
(c)  Chopped or ground beef or hamburger that is processed from primal cuts of round or sirloin shall not be required to disclose the maximum fat content if there is no reference to leanness or other quality designation relating to fat content other than the primal cut from which the product is derived. If there is a reference to leanness or any other quality designation relating to fat content, the maximum fat designation shall be a fat-weight designation as specified in subdivision (a).
(d)  It is unlawful and constitutes misbranding for any person to sell or offer for sale in a retail food production and marketing establishment or frozen food locker plant any chopped or ground beef or hamburger that is labeled in violation of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 468, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Recalled Food › Section 110807.

110807. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2007.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Note: This section prescribed a delayed operative date for Article 6.5, commencing with Section 110806.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110810.

110810. This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the California Organic Food and Farming Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 302, Sec. 9. (SB 406) Effective September 29, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110811.

110811. This article shall be interpreted in conjunction with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 46000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code and the regulations promulgated by the National Organic Program (NOP) (Section 6517 of the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.)).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110812.

110812. The director shall enforce regulations promulgated by the National Organic Program (Section 6517 of the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.)), provisions of this article, and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 46000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110815.

110815. Unless otherwise defined pursuant to the National Organic Program, the following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings:
(a)  “Animal food” means any food intended to be fed to any household animal, including, but not limited to, cats, or dogs and other carnivores. It does not include “feed” intended for livestock as defined in Section 205.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)  “Director” means the Director of the Department of Health Services.
(c)  “Enforcement authority” means the governmental unit with primary enforcement jurisdiction, as provided in Section 110930.
(d)  “Handle” means to sell, process, or package agricultural products.
(e)  “Handler” means any person engaged in the business of handling agricultural products, but does not include final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products.
(f)  “Handling operation” means any operation or portion of an operation, except final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products, that (1) receives or otherwise acquires agricultural products and (2) processes, packages, or stores agricultural products.
(g)  “NOP” means the National Organic Program established pursuant to the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.) and the regulations adopted for implementation.
(h)  “Processing” means cooking, baking, heating, drying, mixing, grinding, churning, separating, extracting, cutting, fermenting, eviscerating, preserving, dehydrating, freezing, or otherwise manufacturing, and includes packaging, canning, jarring, or otherwise enclosing food in a container.
(i)  “Prohibited materials” means any materials prohibited under regulations adopted by (Section 6517 of the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.)). For products not covered by the National Organic Program, prohibited materials are anything not on the approved list.
(j)  “Secretary” means the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
(k)  “Sold as organic” means any use of the terms “organic,” “organically grown,” or grammatical variations of those terms, whether orally or in writing, in connection with any product grown, handled, processed, sold, or offered for sale in this state, including, but not limited to, any use of these terms in labeling or advertising of any product and any ingredient in a multi-ingredient product.
( l)  “USDA” means the United States Department of Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 726, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110818.

110818. Water, including substances dissolved in water, shall not be a prohibited material, even if it contains incidental contamination from a prohibited material, if the prohibited material was not added by, or under the direction or control of, the person in control of the product.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110820.

110820. Except as otherwise provided in this article, no product shall be sold as organic pursuant to this article unless it is produced according to regulations promulgated by the NOP, and consists entirely of products manufactured only from raw or processed agricultural products except as follows:
(a)  Water, air, and salt may be added to the product.
(b)  Ingredients other than raw or processed agricultural products may be added to the product if these ingredients include nonagricultural substances or nonorganically produced agricultural products produced in a manner consistent with, or which are on the national list adopted by the United States Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to Section 6517 of the NOP and do not represent more than 5 percent of the weight of the total finished product, excluding salt and water.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110825.

110825. Materials acceptable in this state are those outlined by regulations promulgated by the NOP and the provisions of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110827.

110827. No aquaculture, fish, or seafood product, including, but not limited to, farmed and wild caught species, shall be labeled or represented as “organic” until formal organic certification standards have been developed and implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program or the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 685, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110830.

110830. (a)  No product handled, processed, sold, advertised, represented, or offered for sale in this state, shall be sold as organic unless it also is prominently labeled and invoiced with similar terminology as set forth by regulations promulgated by the NOP.
(b)  No product may be advertised or labeled as “organic when available” or similar terminology that leaves in doubt whether the food is being sold as organic.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110835.

110835. The director may adopt regulations allowing or prohibiting the use of substances in the processing of products that are exempt or excluded from certification under the NOP, and animal food and cosmetics sold as organic.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 5 - SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Food › ARTICLE 7 - The California Organic Food and Farming Act › Section 110838.

110838. (a)  Cosmetic products sold, labeled, or represented as organic or made with organic ingredients shall contain, at least 70 percent organically produced ingredients.
(b)  The percentage of all organically produced ingredients in an agricultural product sold, labeled, or represented as “organic” or “100 percent organic,” or sold, labeled, or represented as being made with organic ingredients or food groups, or as inclusive of organic ingredients, shall be calculated as follows:
(1)  For products containing organically produced ingredients in solid form, by dividing the total net weight of combined organic ingredients at formulation, excluding water and salt, by the total weight of the finished product, excluding water and salt.
(2)  For products containing organically produced ingredients in liquid form, by dividing the fluid volume of all organic ingredients, excluding water and salt, by the fluid volume of the finished product, excluding water and salt. If the liquid product is identified on the principal display panel or information panel as being reconstituted from concentrates, the calculation should be made on the basis of single-strength concentrations of the ingredients and finished product.
(3)  For products containing organically produced ingredients in both solid and liquid form, by dividing the combined weight of the solid ingredients and the weight of the liquid ingredients, excluding water and salt, by the total weight of the finished product, excluding water and salt.
(c)  The percentage of all organically produced ingredients in an agricultural product must be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(d)  The percentage of all organically produced ingredients in an agricultural product must be determined by the handler who affixes the label to the consumer package and verified by the handler’s certifying agent. The handler may use information provided by the certified operation in determining the percentage.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2003.)