LAC 49:I.251 – MisbrandingMisleading Labels [Formerly 49:2.0250]

A. A label may be misleading by reason (among other reasons) if:
1. 1. the order in which the name of ingredients appear thereon, or the relative prominence otherwise given such names; or
2. 2. its failure to reveal the proportion of, other fact with respect to, an ingredient, when such a proportion or other fact is material in the light of representation that the ingredient was used in fabricating the food.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, September 1968.