Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 4058
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 4058
- Department: means the Vermont Department of Health. See
- federal act: means the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U. See
- food: means :
- label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any article and a requirement made by or under authority of this chapter that any word, statement, or other information appearing on the label shall not be considered to be complied with unless such word, statement, or other information also appears on the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail package of the article, or is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper. See
§ 4058. Rules; standards
Whenever in the judgment of the Commissioner such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the Department shall adopt rules fixing and establishing for any food or class of food a reasonable definition and standard of identity, or reasonable standard of quality or fill of container. In prescribing a definition and standard of identity for any food or class of food in which optional ingredients are permitted, the Department shall, for the purpose of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, designate the optional ingredients that shall be named on the label. The definitions and standard so adopted shall conform so far as practicable to the definitions and standards promulgated under authority of the federal act. (Added 1959, No. 172, § 9, eff. May 12, 1959; amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2015, No. 23, § 109; 2023, No. 53, § 89, eff. June 8, 2023.)