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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to coffee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 486-120.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
"(b) A listing of the geographic origins
of the various Hawaii-grown coffees and the regional origins of the various
coffees not grown in Hawaii that are included in a blend [may] shall
be shown on the label. [If used, this] This list shall consist
of the term "Contains:", followed by, in descending order of per cent
by weight and separated by commas, the respective geographic origin or regional
origin of the various coffees in the blend [that the manufacturer chooses to
list]. Each geographic origin or regional origin [may] shall
be preceded by the per cent of coffee by weight represented by that geographic
origin or regional origin, expressed as a number followed by the per cent
sign. The type size used for this list shall not [exceed half] be less
than half that of the identity statement. This list shall appear below the
identity statement[, if included] on the front panel of the label.
(c) It shall be a violation of this section to:
(1) Use the identity statement
specified in subsection (a)(1)(A) or similar terms in labeling or advertising
unless the package of roasted or instant coffee contains [one hundred] 100
per cent coffee from that one geographic origin;
(2) Use a geographic origin in labeling
or advertising, including in conjunction with a coffee style or in any other
manner, if the roasted or instant coffee contains less than [ten] 80
per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin;
(3) Use a geographic origin in advertising roasted or instant coffee, including advertising in conjunction with a coffee style or in any other manner, without disclosing the percentage of coffee used from that geographic origin as described in subsection (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2);
(4) Use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising roasted or instant coffee, including in conjunction with a coffee style or in any other manner, if the green coffee beans used in that roasted or instant coffee do not meet the grade standard requirements of rules adopted under chapter 147;
(5) Misrepresent, on a label or in advertising of a roasted or instant coffee, the per cent coffee by weight of any coffee from a geographic origin or regional origin;
(6) Use the term "All Hawaiian" on a label or in advertising of a roasted or instant coffee if the roasted or instant coffee is not produced entirely from green coffee beans produced in geographic origins defined in this chapter;
(7) Use a geographic origin on the
front label panel of a package of roasted or instant coffee other than in the trademark or in the identity statement as authorized in
subsection (a)(1) and (2) unless [one hundred] 100
per cent of the roasted or instant coffee contained in the package is from that
geographic origin;
(8) Use more than one trademark on
a package of roasted or instant coffee unless [one hundred] 100 per
cent of the roasted or instant coffee contained in the package is from that
geographic origin specified by the trademark;
(9) Use a trademark that begins
with the name of a geographic origin on a package of roasted or instant coffee
unless [one hundred] 100 per cent of the roasted or instant
coffee contained in the package comes from that geographic origin or the
trademark ends with words that indicate a business entity; or
(10) Print the identity statement required by subsection (a) in a smaller font than that used for a trademark that includes the name of a geographic origin pursuant to paragraph (7) and in a location other than the front label panel of a package of roasted or instant coffee."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Coffee; Labeling; Geographic or Regional Origins; Percentage of Content Requirement; Hawaii-grown Coffee
Description:
Requires a specific listing of the geographic origins of various Hawaii-grown coffees and the geographic or regional origins of the various coffees not grown in Hawaii that are included in a coffee blend to be listed on the front panel of a label. Increases the minimum percentage requirement for coffee blends to use geographic origin in labeling or advertising to 80 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin. Effective January 1, 2016.
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