Bill Text: HI SB2406 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Agriculture; Coffee
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-25 - (S) Referred to WTL, CPN. [SB2406 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2406-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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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 (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:
"(a) In addition to all other labeling requirements, the identity statement used for labeling or advertising roasted or instant coffee produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown green coffee beans shall meet the following requirements:
(1) For roasted or instant coffee that contains one hundred per cent Hawaii-grown coffee by weight the identity statement shall consist of either:
(A) The geographic origin of the Hawaii-grown coffee, in coffee consisting of beans from only one geographic origin, followed by the word "Coffee"; provided that the geographic origin may be immediately preceded by the term "100%"; or
(B) The per cent coffee by weight [of one]
of the [Hawaii-grown coffees,] Hawaiian-grown coffee with the highest
percentage by weight used in coffee consisting of beans from several
geographic origins, followed by the geographic origin of the weight-specified
coffee and the terms "Coffee" and ["All Hawaiian";] "All
Hawaiian Blend*";
(2) For roasted or instant coffee consisting of a
blend of one or more Hawaii-grown coffees and coffee not grown in Hawaii, the
per cent coffee by weight [of one] of the [Hawaii-grown coffees] Hawaiian-grown
coffee with the highest percentage by weight used in the blend, followed by
the geographic origin of the weight-specified coffee and the term ["Coffee
Blend";] "International Coffee Blend*"; and
(3) Each word or character in the identity statement shall be of the same type size and shall be contiguous. The smallest letter or character of the identity statement on packages of sixteen ounces or less net weight shall be at least one and one-half times the type size required under federal law for the statement of net weight or three-sixteenths of an inch in height, whichever is smaller. The smallest letter or character of the identity statement on packages of greater than sixteen ounces net weight shall be at least one and one-half times the type size required under federal law for the statement of net weight. The identity statement shall be conspicuously displayed without any intervening material in a position above the statement of net weight. Upper and lower case letters may be used interchangeably in the identity statement.
(b) A listing of the geographic origins of the
various Hawaii-grown coffees and the [regional origins] country of
origin 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:",] "*Contains:",
followed by, in descending order of per cent by weight and separated by commas,
the respective geographic origin or [regional] country of origin
of the various coffees in the blend [that the manufacturer chooses to list.
Each geographic origin or regional origin may 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] be smaller 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:
(1) To 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 per cent coffee from that one geographic origin;
(2) To 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 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin;
(3) To 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) To 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) To 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] country of origin; [or]
(6) To 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) To use a geographic origin in labeling anywhere on the label other than in the identity statement as authorized in subsection (a)(1) or (2). The geographic origin may be used in the product brand name if it is included in the identity statement; or
(8) To use an identity statement on a variety package or secondary package of roasted or instant coffee that is not authorized for every individual package as authorized in subsection (a)(1) or (2)."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Agriculture; Coffee
Description:
Strengthens the labeling regulations for locally grown coffee.
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