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HI SB594

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Russell Ruderman

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 486-120.6(b) to require coffee blend labels to list the geographic origins of Hawaii-grown coffees and regional origins of non-Hawaii coffees on the front panel.

  • Mandates the listing use the term "Contains:" followed by coffee origins in descending order by percentage weight, with each origin preceded by its percentage, and prohibits selective listing by manufacturers.

  • Allows manufacturers to list all imported coffees in the aggregate as "imported coffee" followed by the combined percentage weight instead of listing each imported coffee individually.

  • Requires the type size for origin listings to be no less than half the size of the identity statement and mandates all type used in the list be the same size.

  • Takes effect January 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Coffee; Labeling; Geographic or Regional Origins; Percentage of Content Requirement; Hawaii-grown Coffee

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.

2/20/2015

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/20/2015
Agriculture1/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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