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read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary
conditions of purchase and use;

 
G.__It purports to be or is represented as a food for which
a definition and standard of identity or composition have
been established by rules of the commissioner under section
2514-A and it does not conform to that definition and
standard and its label does not bear the name of the food
specified in that definition and standard and, when required
by the rules, the common names of optional ingredients other
than spices, flavoring and coloring that are present in the
food;

 
H.__It purports to be or is represented as a food for which
a standard of fill of container is established by rules of
the commissioner under section 2514-A and it falls below the
standard of fill of container applicable to that food and
its label does not bear, in a manner and form the rules
specify, a statement that it falls below the standard;

 
I.__It is a food not subject to paragraph G and its label
does not bear the common or usual name of the food and, if
it is fabricated from 2 or more ingredients, the common or
usual name of each such ingredient, except that, when
authorized by the commissioner, spices, flavorings and
colorings may be designated as spices, flavorings and
colorings without naming each.__To the extent that
compliance with the requirements of this paragraph is
impracticable or results in deception or unfair competition,
exemptions must be established by rules adopted by the
commissioner;

 
J.__It purports to be or is represented as being for special
dietary uses and its label does not bear information
concerning the vitamin, mineral and other dietary properties
that the commissioner, after consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture of the United States, determines to be and by
rule establishes as necessary in order to fully inform
purchasers of its value for such uses;

 
K.__It bears or contains any artificial flavoring,
artificial coloring or chemical preservative and does not
bear labeling stating that fact.__To the extent that
compliance with the requirements of this paragraph is
impracticable, exemptions must be established by rules
adopted by the commissioner; or

 
L.__It fails to bear, directly on the carcass or on its
container, as the commissioner establishes by rule, the official
inspection legend and any other information the


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