California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §112480: Unless otherwise permitted by this article, it is unlawful to represent or advertise as fresh goods articles of food that have been placed in cold storage.

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What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to advertise food as fresh if it has been in cold storage, with exceptions for items labeled 'fresh frozen' at appropriate temperatures and eggs stored 30 days or less.

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Unless otherwise permitted by this article, it is unlawful to represent or advertise as fresh goods articles of food that have been placed in cold storage. This section shall not apply to vegetables, fruit or other foods sold as “fresh frozen” and so labeled, when stored at or below zero degrees Fahrenheit, or to eggs held in cold storage for 30 days or less.

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