Imposter Palisade peaches beware: Colorado governor signs bill cracking down on counterfeit produce

Imposter Palisade peaches beware: Colorado governor signs bill cracking down on counterfeit produce

In a move meant to protect some of Colorado’s most prized produce — from Palisade peaches and Olathe sweetcorn to Pueblo green chiles — Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law Wednesday cracking down on counterfeit products.  House Bill 1031, which passed the legislature unanimously, makes it a deceptive trade practice to market fruits and vegetables as Colorado-grown if those products were produced in a different state. The measure also prohibits sel…

Bill targeting counterfeit produce signed into law

In a victory particularly for niche Colorado farming industries like peach-growing in Palisade, Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law a bill making it illegal to market produce grown