Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
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Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 915, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2000.
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.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 act shall also be exempt under this section.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 under the federal act shall also be exempt under this section.
Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 73, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.
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 federal act, shall also be exempt under this section.
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. (AB 1414) Effective April 17, 2014.
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.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if it is in package form, unless it bears a label containing all of the following information:
Reasonable variations from the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be permitted.
Requirements for placement and prominence of the information required by subdivision (b), and exemptions as to small packages, shall be established in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 110100 and 110380.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if its labeling or packaging does not conform to the requirements of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 110290).
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 word “imitation,” and immediately following, the name of the food imitated.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
Any food is misbranded if it is a confectionery and contains alcohol in excess of1/2of 1 percent by weight and that fact does not appear on the label for the food.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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.”
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 labeling and in terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 definition and standard.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 regulation, a statement that it is below the standard.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
or color without naming each.
course of its business as a restaurant, or to any milk or dairy product.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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 regulation, as necessary to fully inform purchasers as to the food’s value for that use.
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
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.
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