75-29-601 - Labeling requirements.
§ 75-29-601. Labeling requirements.
(1) Every container of honey or honey products sold, offered or exposed for sale, by an individual, firm, organization or corporation in the State of Mississippi shall have on the outside of each container a paper label, permanent type stamped imprint or embossed material on the container itself, plainly printed in the English language truly certifying the net contents of the container, the name, brand, name and address of the person or processor offering such honey or honey products for sale, and a true statement of the contents contained therein.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any individual, firm, organization or corporation to label and/or sell, offer for sale or expose for sale at the retail level of trade any product as "pure honey" that does not meet the minimum requirements established by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Artificial honey products not of one hundred percent (100%) pure honey shall be labeled in the English language as "artificial honey," and the word "artificial" shall be as prominently shown as the word "honey," and a list of the ingredients in the products and a percent by weight of each ingredient shall be shown on the label.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor of honey or honey products to use a fictitious name or address on the container label required herein.
Sources: Laws, 1978, ch. 353, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 320, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 460, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1990.