Sec. 21a-143. (Formerly Sec. 19-277). Impure ingredients prohibited. Special permit for dietary beverages.
Sec. 21a-143. (Formerly Sec. 19-277). Impure ingredients prohibited. Special
permit for dietary beverages. No impure, contaminated or polluted water shall be used
for the manufacture of such beverages. All wells and springs supplying water shall be
covered to prevent surface contamination. No impure or adulterated material and no
saccharin or coal tar, other than certified color, shall be used in the manufacture of such
beverages, except that in the case of saccharin, dulcin or other artificial sweetening
agent the commissioner may issue a special permit and promulgate regulations for the
manufacture, labeling and sale of special dietary beverages containing such nonnutritive
sweetening agents. Beverages, other than cereal beverages, cider or spring or mineral
water or special dietary beverages, shall have a sugar content of not less than five per
cent by weight. No false or fraudulent statements or designs shall be displayed concerning such beverages.
(1949 Rev., S. 3991; 1949, S. 2107d.)
History: Sec. 19-277 transferred to Sec. 21a-143 in 1983.