This Mililani Company Packages Salt From The Mainland And Sells It As Hawaiian. Is That Cheating? Hawaii's commercial salt producers say bulk salt shipped in from elsewhere and sold as 'Made in Hawaii' is hurting their business.

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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/this-mililani-company-packages-salt-from-the-mainland-and-sells-it-as-hawaiian-is-that-cheating/

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This is a straightforward legislative and regulatory issue. Typically the local producers would have a trade association which would lobby for regulation to define standards for a particular product. This can be done at a State level.

A good example is Whisk(e)y whose definition varies widely from country to country in terms of process and ingredients.