Health & Saf. Code, § 110830 · Article 7. The California Organic Food and Farming Act

Health & Saf. Code, § 110830

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2003.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=110830.
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