2001 Alaska Statutes
Title 17 FOOD AND DRUGS
Chapter 17.20. ALASKA FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
Sec. 17.20.150. Misbranded cosmetics.
A cosmetic is misbranded if
(1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2) it is in package form unless it bears a label containing (A) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and (B) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; however, under (B) of this paragraph reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by regulations adopted by the department;
(3) a word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed on it with conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling, and in terms which make it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;
(4) its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be misleading.
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