2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 417 - General Provisions. Pure Food and Drugs
Section 21a-16 - (Formerly Sec. 19-174). Sale of oleomargarine. Label.
(a) No person shall sell or offer for sale colored oleomargarine or colored margarine unless (1) such oleomargarine or margarine is packaged; (2) the net weight of the contents of any package sold at retail is one pound or less; (3) there appears on the label of the package the word “oleomargarine” or “margarine”, in type or lettering at least as large as any other type or lettering on such label, and an accurate statement of all optional ingredients contained in such oleomargarine or margarine; and (4) each separate part of the contents of the package is contained in a wrapper which bears the word “oleomargarine” or “margarine” in type or lettering not smaller than twenty-point type.
(b) No person shall sell or offer for sale any colored or uncolored oleomargarine or margarine in any manner other than by weight nor unless (1) the front of the package bears a definite statement of its true net weight; (2) the package is clearly labeled to indicate to the purchaser that the product is margarine or oleomargarine; and (3) the package bears the name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, and any other information required by federal law.
(1949 Rev., S. 3887; 1951, S. 854b; 1953, S. 2073d; P.A. 07-217, S. 91.)
History: Sec. 19-174 transferred to Sec. 21a-16 in 1983; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007.
