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LR 4026
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29. Misbranded.__"Misbranded" applies to any livestock product or
poultry product under one or more of the following circumstances:

 
A.__Its labeling is false or misleading;

 
B.__It is offered for sale under the name of another food;

 
C.__It is an imitation of another food, unless its label
bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word
"imitation" and immediately after the word "imitation," the
name of the food imitated;

 
D.__Its container is made, formed or filled so that it is
misleading;

 
E.__It does not bear a label showing the name and place of
business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor and an
accurate statement of the quantity of the product in terms
of weight, measure or numerical count, except that the
commissioner may establish by rule exemptions for livestock
products not in containers and variations and exemptions as
to small packages for livestock products or poultry
products;

 
F.__A word, statement or other information required by this
chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not
prominently and conspicuously placed as compared with other
words, statements, designs or devices on the labeling and in
terms likely to be read and understood by the ordinary
individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;

 
G.__It is represented as a food for which a definition and
standard of identity or composition has been prescribed by
the rules of the commissioner under section 2512 and:

 
(1)__It does not conform to the definition and
standard; or

 
(2)__Its label does not bear the name of the food
specified in the definition and standard and, as may be
required by rules, the common names of optional
ingredients other than spices, flavoring and coloring
present in the food;

 
H.__It is represented as a food for which a standard of fill of
container has been prescribed by rules of the commissioner under
section 2512 and it falls below the standard of fill of
container, unless its label bears, in


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