N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law Section 204-A
Olive oil mixtures

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, pack, possess, sell, offer for sale and/or expose for sale any compound or blended oil of any kind which purports to be an olive oil mixture unless the container thereof be permanently and conspicuously labeled “compound oil” or “blended oil” with a statement of the different ingredients thereof and the specific percentage of olive oil, the total percentage of other vegetable oils and the specific percentage of each other ingredient comprising more than one-half of one per centum of the mixture.

1.

As used in this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)

“Olive oil” means the olive oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (olea europaea), to the exclusion of oils obtained using solvents or reesterification processes and of any mixture with oils of other kinds. For the purpose of product labeling such term means oil consisting of a blend of refined olive oil, and virgin olive oils fit for consumption as they are with a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than one gram per hundred grams.

(b)

“Olive-pomace oil” means oil obtained by treating olive pomace with solvents or other physical treatments, to the exclusion of oils obtained by reesterification processes and of any mixture with oils of other kinds.

(c)

“Refined olive oil” means the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods which do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure. It has free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.3 grams per hundred grams.

(d)

“Virgin olive oil” means those oils obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions, particularly thermal conditions, that do not lead to alterations in the oil, and which have not undergone any treatment other than washing, decanting, centrifuging and filtration. Virgin olive oils fit for consumption as they are include:

(1)

“extra virgin olive oil” which means virgin olive oil which has a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.8 grams per hundred grams.

(2)

“virgin olive oil” which means olive oil which has a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than two grams per hundred grams.

(3)

“ordinary virgin olive oil” which means virgin olive oil which has a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 3.3 grams per hundred grams.

2.

(a) No additives are permitted in virgin olive oils.

(b)

The addition of alpha-tocopherol to refined olive oil, olive oil, refined olive-pomace oil and olive-pomace oil is permitted to restore natural tocopherol lost in the refining process. The concentration of alpha-tocopherol in the final product shall not exceed 220mg/kg.

3.

(a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the production and labeling of olive oils and olive-pomace oils presented and sold for human consumption in intrastate commerce. Those regulations shall substantially comply with the standards for the production and labeling of olive oil and olive-pomace oils of the prevailing international voluntary consensus trade organization formed for the development of standards on characteristics and performance of olive products and the promotion of trade and knowledge related to the accurate and honest presentation of such products, as amended, in the absence of specific federal standards of identity for olive oil.

(b)

Failure to meet the standards promulgated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall render olive oil sold in intrastate commerce in the state misbranded.

Source: Section 204-A — Olive oil mixtures, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/AGM/204-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).

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Definitions 199
Application of article 199‑A
Prohibition as to adulterated or misbranded food 199‑B
Powers and duties of commissioner respecting food additives and color additives 199‑C
Disposing of tainted food 199‑D
Prohibition as to sulfites 199‑E
Prohibition as to sale of irradiated foods 199‑F
Food allergies notice in food service establishments 200
Adulteration of food 201
Misbranding of food 201‑A
Kosher food and food products 201‑B
Retail sale of kosher food or food products 201‑C
Persons certifying as kosher 201‑D
Notice of violation 201‑E
Halal food and food products 201‑F
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Persons certifying as halal 201‑H
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Misbranding of certain fish species 202
Unavoidable added poisonous or deleterious substances 202‑A
False advertising 202‑B
Seizure and quarantine 202‑C
Proceedings to review, violations and remedies 203
Manufacture and sale of imitation maple, birch, walnut or beech sugar and syrup prohibited 204
Branding and labeling of maple, birch, walnut or beech sugar and syrup mixtures 204‑A
Olive oil mixtures 204‑B
Foods containing fats and/or oils 204‑C
Prepared horseradish 204‑D
Adulteration of natural fruit juices 205
Defining honey 206
Relative to selling a commodity in imitation or semblance of honey 207
Definition of vinegars and adulterated vinegars 208
Manufacture and sale of misbranded vinegar prohibited 209
Packages containing vinegar to be branded 210
Packaging in the shape of firearms 210‑A
Pork processing 213
Repacking fruit and farm produce 214
Guaranty established 214‑A
Samples 214‑B
Regulations 214‑C
No provisions contained in sections one hundred ninety-eight, one hundred ninety-nine, two hundred, two hundred one, two hundred two, two... 214‑D
Legislative finding and declaration of policy 214‑E
Temporary marketing and manufacturing permits 214‑F
Temperature requirements for manufacture, transportation and storage of certain foods 214‑G
Labeling of certain frozen foods 214‑H
Unit pricing 214‑J
Small quantities of fruits and vegetables 214‑K
Sale and labeling of charcoal 214‑L
Sale of talc coated rice prohibited 214‑M
Labeling of certain food products 214‑N
Treatment and sale of apple cider 214‑O
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Accessed:
Feb. 15, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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