Sec. 42-115m. Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee. Regulations.
Sec. 42-115m. Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee.
Regulations. (a) No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor shall it be in
a container so made, formed or filled, as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity or
the quality of the contents of the package, and the contents of a container shall not fall
below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been prescribed for the commodity
in question by the commissioner.
(b) All fresh or frozen meat or meat products sold at retail, except ground meat,
liver, or any other meat or meat products which may be exempted by the commissioner,
shall, when put up or packaged in advance of sale, be so wrapped as to permit the
consumer to view and inspect the meat prior to purchase, with the top completely visible,
except for labeling only on the top of the package which label shall not exceed a percentage of the top to be established by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(c) A label bearing the words "100% guarantee" shall be affixed to the top of any
packaged fresh or frozen meat or meat product which is packaged in accordance with
the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and which is sold at retail, except that
such label shall not be required on any meat or meat product sold at retail which, when
put up or packaged in advance of sale, is wrapped with at least seventy per cent of the
contents visible through the bottom of the package, which bottom visibility shall be
uniformly distributed. A retailer shall, upon the request of a consumer with proof of
purchase of any unsatisfactory meat or meat product to which a guarantee is affixed and
the return of such unsatisfactory product, refund the full purchase price of such product
or provide a satisfactory replacement for such product.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions
of this section.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 7; P.A. 73-662, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-123; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 73-662 added Subsec. (b) re packaging of fresh or frozen meat or meat products, effective October 1,
1974; P.A. 85-123 amended Subsec. (a) by prohibiting any person from misleading a purchaser as to the quality of the
contents of a package, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting a requirement that 70% of the bottom of the contents of a package
be visible and by removing a requirement that the commissioner of consumer protection adopt regulations and added
Subsec. (c), requiring the guarantee of meat or meat products wrapped without 70% of the bottom of the contents visible
and Subsec. (d) requiring the commissioner of consumer protection to adopt necessary regulations; June 30 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection,
effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the
Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Cited. 158 C. 543.