Report Title:
Chocolate, Labeling, Made in Hawaii
Description:
Prohibits chocolate and cocoa from being labeled "made in Hawaii" unless at least 51% of the added value of the finished product's value is entirely of Hawaii origin. Prohibits cocoa (cacao) beans labeled "made in Hawaii" unless the product is 100% of Hawaii origin.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1584 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FOOD LABELING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 486, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§486- Chocolate and cocoa products; minimum content and labeling requirements. (a) In addition to all other labeling requirements, all chocolate and cocoa products can be labeled, advertised, marketed, or described as:
(1) "Hawaiian",
(2) "Made in Hawaii", or
(3) Terms of similar import indicating Hawaii as the source of the product,
only if at least fifty-one per cent of the added value of the finished product is entirely of Hawaii origin, as calculated by using the wholesale price exclusive of all taxes.
(b) Each word in the identity statement in subsection (a) shall be contiguous and conspicuously displayed without any intervening material. Upper and lower case letters may be used interchangeably in the identity statement.
(c) A violation of this section shall constitute misbranding under section 486-118.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "chocolate and cocoa products" includes chocolate, cocoa, cocoa nibs, cocoa liquor, and cocoa butter.
§486- Cocoa beans; minimum content and labeling requirements. (a) In addition to all other labeling requirements, all cocoa beans can be labeled, advertised, marketed, or described as:
(1) "Hawaiian",
(2) "Made in Hawaii", or
(3) Terms of similar import indicating Hawaii as the source of the product,
only if one hundred per cent of the value of the finished product is entirely of Hawaii origin, as calculated by using the wholesale price exclusive of all taxes.
(b) Each word in the identity statement in subsection (a) shall be contiguous and conspicuously displayed without any intervening material. Upper and lower case letters may be used interchangeably in the identity statement.
(c) A violation of this section shall constitute misbranding under section 486-118.
(d) As used in this section, "cocoa beans" are the dried or fermented seed or both of the genus Theobroma cacao L."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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