Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Any food is adulterated if it is confectionery and any one of the following conditions exist: (a) It has partially or completely embedded therein any nonnutritive object, provided that this subdivision shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of …

Any food is adulterated if it bears or contains any color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 110445.

Any food is adulterated if it is wine and any one of the following conditions exists: (a) It contains lead in concentrations exceeding 150 parts per billion, or in excess of a more stringent tolerance as may be established by federal law or regulation, unless it can be shown by t…

Any food is adulterated if it is fresh meat and it contains any preservative or other chemical substance not approved for use in fresh meat by the department, the United States Department of Agriculture, or the Department of Food and Agriculture of this state.

Any food is adulterated if it is chopped or ground beef or hamburger unless it is composed of voluntary striated muscle of fresh beef that does not contain any substance that is not approved by the department and unless it has a total fat content that is not in excess of 30 perce…

Any food is adulterated if it is pork sausage or breakfast sausage and it has a total fat content that is in excess of 50 percent by weight.

A dietary supplement, food, or beverage is not adulterated by the inclusion of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate derived from industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5, as long as the hemp product does not contain any other cannabinoid or synthetic cannabinoid an…

The methods of analysis used in determining the fat content of products described in Sections 110605 and 110610 shall be those prescribed by the current issue of “Official and Tentative Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,” and the supplements t…

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any food that is adulterated.

It is unlawful for any person to adulterate any food.

It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any food that is adulterated or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such food.

While any regulation relating to a substance referred to in Section 110080, 110085, or 110090 is in effect, any food bearing or containing a substance in accordance with the regulation shall not be considered to be adulterated.

The director, with the assistance of the Department of Food and Agriculture, and in cooperation with the federal Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency, shall identify those pesticides most likely to leave residue in processed foods.

Whenever the director has been notified by the Director of Food and Agriculture pursuant to Section 12582 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the director shall immediately notify the processor, if known, by telephone, with immediate written confirmation, and take appropriate acti…

This article does not prohibit the addition of fluorine or fluorine compounds to water intended for sale to the public as bottled water for domestic use in the manner and to the extent as may be approved by the department. The label of the bottled water shall, however, satisfy al…

Any food intended for export shall not be deemed to be adulterated within the provisions of this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser. (b) It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.

Any food is misbranded if it is manufactured, packed, or held in this state in a food processing facility not duly registered as provided in this part, except for food from facilities exclusively storing, handling, or processing dry beans.

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrition labeling as set forth in Section 403(q) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(q)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrient content or health claims as set forth in Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements un…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for food allergen labeling as set forth in Section 403(w) of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(w)) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the fed…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for pasteurized in-shell egg labeling as set forth in Section 27644.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

Any food is misbranded if it is in package form, unless it bears a label containing all of the following information: (a) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. (b) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, meas…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling or packaging does not conform to the requirements of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 110290).

Any food is misbranded if it is offered for sale under the name of another food, or if it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established by regulation and its label does not bear, in type of uniform size and prominence the wor…

Any food is misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.

Any food is misbranded if it is a confectionery and contains alcohol in excess of 1/2 of 1 percent by weight and that fact does not appear on the label for the food.

Any food is misbranded if it is a potentially hazardous processed food that is preserved by refrigeration at temperatures of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and it is not conspicuously labeled “Perishable Keep Refrigerated.”

Any food is misbranded if any word, statement, or other information required pursuant to this part to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed upon the label or labeling with conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the la…

Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established under Section 110505 and the label fails to bear the name of the food specified in the standard or otherwise fails to conform to the defi…

Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a standard of quality or fill has been prescribed by regulation under Section 110505 and its quality or fill is below the standard unless its label bears, in a manner and form as specified by regu…

Any food for which no standard of identity exists is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of the food.

(a) Any food fabricated from two or more ingredients is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of each ingredient, and if the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice, a statement with appropriate prominence on the in…

The requirements of Sections 110720 and 110725 do not apply to any food that is packaged at the direction of retail purchasers at the time of sale if the ingredients are disclosed to the purchasers by other means in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department.

Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented, for special dietary uses as prescribed by regulation under Section 110095 and its label does not bear information concerning any vitamin or mineral content, or other dietary property as the department prescribes, by …

Any food is misbranded if it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative, unless its labeling states that fact. Exemptions may be established by the department.

Any food is misbranded if it is intended as a component of another food and when used in accordance with the directions of the purveyor, it will result in the final food being adulterated or misbranded.

Any food is misbranded if it is a color additive and it is not in conformity with the requirements for color additives prescribed under the provisions of Section 110090.

Any food is misbranded if its packaging or labeling is in violation of an applicable regulation issued pursuant to Section 108685 or 108700.

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any food that is misbranded.

It is unlawful for any person to misbrand any food.

It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any food that is misbranded or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such food.

It is unlawful for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, or remove the label, or any part of the labeling, of any food if the act results in the food being misbranded.

Any food intended for export shall not be deemed to be misbranded under this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser. (b) It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country. (c) It is labeled …

(a) The department may adopt regulations that name and describe the characteristics of salmon and any other fish or other seafood it considers appropriate. The department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game, the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, consume…

(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 ret…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no chopped or ground beef or hamburger that is offered for sale in any retail food production and marketing establishment or frozen food locker plant shall be advertised, labeled, or otherwise held out in any manner to describe or…

(a) A meat or poultry supplier, distributor, broker, or processor that sells a meat- or poultry-related product in California that meets the criteria for a Class I or Class II recall according to the United States Department of Agriculture guidelines shall immediately notify the …

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2007.

This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the California Organic Food and Farming Act.