Section 87.08. Extracted honey.

 

(1)   Wisconsin fancy white. No honey may be graded or labeled Wisconsin Fancy White unless it conforms to the following standards:

(a) It shall weigh not less than 11 pounds 12 ounces per gallon of 231 cubic inches at 68 ° Fahrenheit.

(b) It shall be clean; shall be free from odors or flavors foreign to honey; and shall contain no honeydew.

(c) It shall be clear, not showing air bubbles or other substances in suspension.

(d) It shall be heat-treated to prevent fermentation and delay crystallization.

(2)   Wisconsin no. 1. No honey may be graded or labeled Wisconsin No. 1 unless it conforms to the following standards:

(a) It shall weigh not less than 11 pounds 10 ounces per gallon of 231 cubic inches at 68 ° Fahrenheit.

(b) It shall be clean; shall be free from odors or flavors foreign to honey; and shall contain no honeydew.

(c) It shall be clear, not showing air bubbles or other substances in suspension.

(3)   Wisconsin no. 2. No honey may be graded or labeled Wisconsin No. 2 unless it conforms to the following standards:

(a) It shall weigh not less than 11 pounds 8 ounces per gallon of 231 cubic inches at 68 ° Fahrenheit.

(b) It shall be fairly clean, but may contain a small number of air bubbles or other edible substances in suspension.

(c) Its flavor or odor may be slightly affected by overheating or other means.

(d) It may contain a maximum of 20% honeydew.

1-2-56 ; renum. from ATCP 156.08, Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; CR 11-038 : renum from 157.08 Register January 2012 No. 673 , eff. 2-1-12.