---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 23.26"
title: "16"
number: "23.26"
heading: "Misrepresentation as to varietal name."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/23.26"
---

# §23.26. Misrepresentation as to varietal name.

- (a) **It is unfair or deceptive to mark or describe an industry product with the incorrect varietal name.**
- (b) The following are examples of markings or descriptions that may be misleading:
  - (1) **Use of the term “yellow emerald” to describe golden beryl or heliodor.**
  - (2) **Use of the term “green amethyst” to describe prasiolite.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 45, 46.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 40667, Aug. 16, 2018, unless otherwise noted.