California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §29677: It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell, any of the following: (a) Adulterated honey, unless the container is conspicuously marked,

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to prepare, pack, or sell adulterated honey without conspicuous marking of contents, or to label any product as 'honey' if it contains non-honey ingredients.

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It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell, any of the following: (a) Adulterated honey, unless the container is conspicuously marked, in letters or type of like size and character, which clearly and plainly indicate the contents. (b) Any product which is labeled or marked with the designation “honey” alone, if the contents consist of part or all of products other than the nectar of floral exudations of plants which is gathered and stored in the comb by honeybees.

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