California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 1 - Olive Oil Grades

• Section 112875.
  “Olive oil,” as used in this chapter means the edible oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) to the...
• Section 112876.
  The hierarchy for virgin olive oil grades shall be, from highest to lowest, extra-virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil, and virgin olive oil not fit...
• Section 112876.5.
  The hierarchy for olive-pomace oil grades shall be, from highest to lowest, olive-pomace oil, refined olive-pomace oil, and crude olive-pomace oil, which is the lowest...
• Section 112877.
  Olive oil grades are defined as follows:(a) “Virgin olive oils” are the oils obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other...
• Section 112878.
  “Flavored olive oil,” as used in this chapter, means extra virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil, or olive oil, that is mixed with a flavoring,...
• Section 112879.
  “Imitation olive oil,” as used in this chapter, means the mixture of any edible oil artificially colored or flavored to resemble olive oil.(Added by Stats....
• Section 112880.
  For purposes this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Median of defects” means a calculation of the median score from a panel of tasters that...

Last modified: October 22, 2018