§ 110827 Organic Labeling Prohibition

Health and Safety Code·California

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•You can't call fish or seafood 'organic' unless there are official rules for it.
•This includes all fish, whether they are farmed or caught in the wild.
•The rules must come from either the US government or California's food department.

Example

A store sells salmon with a label that says 'organic'.

This is not allowed because there are no official rules yet for calling fish 'organic'. The store could get in trouble for using that label.

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§ 110827 Organic Labeling Prohibition

No aquaculture, fish, or seafood product, including, but not limited to, farmed and wild caught species, shall be labeled or represented as “organic” until formal organic certification standards have been developed and implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program or the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 685, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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aquaculture organic United States Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program California Department of Food and Agriculture

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 110827.

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