Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:5-18.1

  • container: means wrapper, case, basket, hamper, can, bottle, jar, tube, cask, vessel, tub, firkin, keg, jug, barrel, or other receptacles, but the word, "package" shall not include open containers which permit a visual and physical inspection by the purchaser at retail, nor bags and other receptacles which are filled in the presence of the purchaser at retail. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Cosmetic: means (1) articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and (2) articles intended for use as a component of any such articles. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any article. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter (1) upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers, or (2) accompanying such article. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
For the purposes of this subtitle a cosmetic shall also be deemed to be misbranded:

a. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.

b. If in package form unless it bears a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

c. If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this subtitle to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements or designs in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.

d. If its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.

L.1939, c. 320, p. 785, s. 28, eff. Jan. 1, 1940.

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