Health & Saf. Code, § 110800 · Article 6. Misbranded Food
Health & Saf. Code, § 110800
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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