Section 2777 - Citrus Products(a) Citrus Seed Meal, Mechanical Extracted, is the seed or seed meats of orange and grapefruit from which most of the oil has been removed by means of pressure. It is composed mostly of the kernel with such portions of the hull and pulp as cannot be avoided in the manufacture of Citrus Seed Oil. It may be designated and sold according to its crude protein content.(b) Dried Citrus Meal is the finer particles obtained by screening dried citrus pulp.(c) Dried Citrus Pulp is the ground peel, residue of the inside portions, and occasional cull fruits of the citrus family which have been dried, producing a coarse, flaky product. It may contain dried citrus meal or pellets and whole citrus seeds. If calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide is added as an aid in processing, the maximum percentage present, expressed as calcium (Ca), must be shown. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind or origin, it must correspond thereto.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 2777
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14992 and 15011, Food and Agricultural Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14992 and 15011, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 8-17-82 (Register 82, No. 34).
2. Repealer and new section heading and section filed 11-12-2024 as an emergency; operative 11/12/2024 (Register 2024, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-12-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.