Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 87 - Honey And Maple Syrup
Subchapter I - Honey
Section ATCP 87.015 - Honey standard
No person may represent, directly or by implication in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising or distributing for sale of any product, that the product is "honey" unless the product meets the criteria for "honey" described in Part One, Section 3.1 through Part One, Section 4.2 of the Codex Alimentarius, number 12-1981 (revised 2001) adopted by the United Nations food and agriculture organization and the World Health Organization.
Copies of the Codex Alimentarius, number 12-1981 (revised
2001) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau.
Copies may also be obtained at
Note: Violations of s. ATCP 87.015 are subject to the penalties in s. 97.72, Stats., and the injunctive remedy provided in s. 97.73, Stats. A competitor or other person who suffers damage as a result of a violation may also pursue the private remedy provided under s. 100.187(3) (b), Stats.
