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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 110820

The California Organic Food and Farming Act

Known as the California Organic Food and Farming Act

The act spans §§ 110810–110959 (40 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 62 Cal. 4th 298 - Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc. (2015)

Most recently applied in 62 Cal. 4th 298 - Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc. (December 2015)

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 44

Except as otherwise provided in this article, no product shall be sold as organic pursuant to this article unless it is produced according to regulations promulgated by the NOP, and consists entirely of products manufactured only from raw or processed agricultural products except as follows:

(a) Water, air, and salt may be added to the product.

(b) Ingredients other than raw or processed agricultural products may be added to the product if these ingredients include nonagricultural substances or nonorganically produced agricultural products produced in a manner consistent with, or which are on the national list adopted by the United States Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to Section 6517 of the NOP and do not represent more than 5 percent of the weight of the total finished product, excluding salt and water.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.