Food & Agr. Code, § 46027 · Chapter 10. Organic Foods
Food & Agr. Code, § 46027
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No food or product shall be advertised or labeled as “organic when available,” or “better than organic,” or use terminology that leaves in doubt whether the food or product being sold is organic.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 456, Sec. 14. (SB 1117) Effective January 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=46027.
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