Section 112895 Of Article 2. Olive Oil Manufacture And Marketing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
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. (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) If any olive oil is 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, 100 percent of
that oil shall be derived from olives grown in California.
(d) Olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given
away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label that it
is from a specific region of California shall be made of oil at
least 85 percent of which , by weight, is derived from olives grown
in the specified region.
(e) Olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given
away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label that it
is from a specific estate in California shall be made of oil at
least 95 percent of which, by weight, is derived from olives grown on
the specified estate.
(f) Olive-pomace oil shall not be labeled as olive oil.