California Health and Safety Code

§ 110838

HSC § 110838 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 104 · Part 5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Cosmetic products sold, labeled, or represented as organic or made with organic ingredients shall contain, at least 70 percent organically produced ingredients.

(b)The percentage of all organically produced ingredients in an agricultural product sold, labeled, or represented as “organic” or “100 percent organic,” or sold, labeled, or represented as being made with organic ingredients or food groups, or as inclusive of organic ingredients, shall be calculated as follows:

(1)For products containing organically produced ingredients in solid form, by dividing the total net weight of combined organic ingredients at formulation, excluding water and salt, by the total weight of the finished product, excluding water and salt.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2003.