SECTIONS 112891-112935 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 112891-112935

112891. Any olive oil labeled for sale shall be consistent with
this chapter.

112893. Alpha-tocopherol may be added to refined olive oil, olive
oil, refined olive-pomace oil, and olive-pomace oil to restore
natural tocopherol lost in the refining process. The concentration of
alpha-tocopherol in the final product shall not exceed 200
milligrams per kilogram.

112895. (a) It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer for sale,
give away, or to possess imitation olive oil in California.
(b) This section does not prohibit the blending of olive oil with
other edible oils, if the blend is not labeled as olive oil or
imitation olive oil, is clearly labeled as a blended vegetable oil,
and if the contents and proportions of the blend are prominently
displayed on the container's label, or if the oil is a flavored olive
oil.
(c) Any olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale,
given away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label
"California Olive Oil," or uses words of similar import that indicate
that California is the source of the oil, shall be made of oil
derived solely from olives grown in California.
(d) Any olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale,
given away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label
that it is from an area that is one of the approved American
Viticultural Areas as set forth in Part 9 (commencing with Sec. 9.1)
of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be made of oil
75 percent of which is derived solely from olives grown in that
approved American Viticultural Area.

112905. It is unlawful to prepare, express, mix, or blend olive
pomace or meats with any bland fixed oil other than olive oil.

112910. All records of those operating under the provisions of this
chapter that concern the amounts of olive oil produced, purchased,
or produced and purchased, or the sale, distribution, or sale and
distribution of any olive oil, shall be open to inspection upon
demand of any agent of the department.

112915. It is unlawful to reuse any olive oil container, can, or
drum for repacking any fixed oil intended to be used for food
purposes, except on the premises of the processor or when a consumer
fills a clean container from a sanitary olive oil dispenser at a
retail outlet.

112920. All olive oil for technical purposes shall be denatured
with an odoriferous substance so as to render it unfit for food
purposes.

112925. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale olive oil
containing more than 5 percent free fatty acid without first
denaturing the oil and making it unfit for human consumption.

112930. The department shall enforce this chapter.

112935. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for
not exceeding one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.