Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-04 - Food
Chapter 0080-04-12 - Standard of Identity - Honey
Section 0080-04-12-.04 - LABELING

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0080-04-12-.04

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Products conforming to the standard of identity as adopted in this rule shall be designated "honey". Foods containing honey and any flavoring, spice or other added ingredient or if honey is processed in such a way that a modification to honey occurs that materially changes the flavor, color, viscosity or other material characteristics of pure honey, then such foods shall be distinguished in the food name from honey by declaration of the food additive or modification.

(2) Honey may be designated according to floral or plant source if it comes predominately from that particular source and has the organoleptic, physicochemical and microscopic properties corresponding with that origin.

(3) Where honey has been designated according to floral or plant source paragraph (2), then the common name or the botanical name of the floral source shall be used in conjunction with or joined with the word "honey".

(4) Honey may be designated by the name of the geographical or topographical region if the honey was produced exclusively within the area referred to in the designation.

(5) The styles of honey identified in subparagraphs (6)(b) and (c) shall be declared on packaging labeling as "Comb Honey", "Cut Comb in Honey", "Honey with Comb" or "Chunk Honey" as appropriate.

(6) Honey may be designated according to the following styles:

(a) "Honey" which is honey in liquid or crystalline state or a mixture of the two;

(b) "Comb Honey" which is honey stored by bees in the cells of freshly built broodless combs and which is sold in sealed whole combs or sections of such combs;

(c) "Cut Comb in Honey", "Honey with Comb" or "Chunk Honey" which is honey containing one or more pieces of comb honey.

Authority: T.C.A. § 53-1-205.

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