Sec.21a-100-10. Standards for olive oil, labeling and administrative provisions

(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall require that olive oil presented and sold for human consumption in intrastate commerce in the state of Connecticut shall meet the International Olive Council standards, COI/T.15/NC no.3/ Rev. 2, entitled "Trade Standard Applying to Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils," as amended from time to time, or the standard of identity for olive oil as adopted by the United States Food and Drug Administration when such standards have been adopted.

(b) A copy of the IOC trade standard applying to olive oils and olive-pomace oils shall be maintained by the department for examination by the public during normal business hours until such time that a standard of identity for olive oil has been adopted by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(c) Failure to meet the standards required in subsection (a) of this section shall render olive oil sold in intrastate commerce in the state of Connecticut misbranded pursuant to Section 21a-102 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(Adopted effective November 5, 2008)