Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 417 - General Provisions. Pure Food and Drugs
Section 21a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-193f). - Adulteration or misbranding.

(a) No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale in any vending machine, or have in his possession with intent to sell therefrom, any food, beverage or ingredient which is adulterated or misbranded.

(b) The commissioner may cause samples of any food, beverage or ingredient so sold, offered, exposed or possessed to be taken and examined as often as may be necessary to determine freedom from adulteration or misbranding. Upon written notice to the operator the commissioner may impound and forbid the sale of any food or beverage which is adulterated or misbranded and, after hearing, cause any such food or beverage to be destroyed, provided, in the case of misbranding which may be corrected by proper labeling, the commissioner may release such food or beverage to the operator upon corrective action being taken.
(1961, P.A. 579, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 19-193f transferred to Sec. 21a-39 in 1983.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 21a - Consumer Protection

Chapter 417 - General Provisions. Pure Food and Drugs

Section 21a-13. (Formerly Sec. 19-171a). - Powers concerning kosher food.

Section 21a-14. (Formerly Sec. 19-172). - Oleomargarine.

Section 21a-15. (Formerly Sec. 19-173). - Definition of colored oleomargarine.

Section 21a-16. (Formerly Sec. 19-174). - Sale of oleomargarine. Label.

Section 21a-17. (Formerly Sec. 19-175). - Serving of colored oleomargarine in public eating places.

Section 21a-18. (Formerly Sec. 19-176). - License to manufacture or sell renovated butter.

Section 21a-19. (Formerly Sec. 19-177). - Penalty.

Section 21a-20. (Formerly Sec. 19-178). - Renovated or process butter.

Section 21a-21. (Formerly Sec. 19-179). - Print butter.

Section 21a-22. (Formerly Sec. 19-180). - Sale of equine meat in public eating places.

Section 21a-23. (Formerly Sec. 19-181). - Adulteration of molasses.

Section 21a-24. (Formerly Sec. 19-181a). - Misuse of the word “honey” in labels and brand names. Penalty.

Section 21a-24a. - Sale of acidified food products, jams, jellies and preserves.

Section 21a-24b. - Sale of maple syrup.

Section 21a-25. (Formerly Sec. 19-182). - Impure vinegar.

Section 21a-26. (Formerly Sec. 19-183). - Sale of vinegar regulated.

Section 21a-27. (Formerly Sec. 19-183a). - Definitions.

Section 21a-28. (Formerly Sec. 19-183b). - Standards of identity, quality and fill of container for flour, bread, rolls, corn meal, grits, rice or macaroni.

Section 21a-29. (Formerly Sec. 19-183c). - Analyses, examinations and investigations. Regulations.

Section 21a-30. (Formerly Sec. 19-183d). - Penalty.

Section 21a-31. (Formerly Sec. 19-184). - Adulteration of turpentine.

Section 21a-32. (Formerly Sec. 19-185). - Sale and use of articles containing wood alcohol.

Section 21a-33. (Formerly Sec. 19-186). - Penalty for sale of adulterated liquors.

Section 21a-34. (Formerly Sec. 19-193a). - Vending machines. Definitions.

Section 21a-35. (Formerly Sec. 19-193b). - Vending machine operator's license.

Section 21a-36. (Formerly Sec. 19-193c). - Vending machine operator's license fees.

Section 21a-37. (Formerly Sec. 19-193d). - Display of license. Expiration. Change in location. Conversion of machine.

Section 21a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-193e). - Suspension or revocation of license.

Section 21a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-193f). - Adulteration or misbranding.

Section 21a-40. (Formerly Sec. 19-193g). - Inspections.

Section 21a-41. (Formerly Sec. 19-193h). - Sanitary provisions.

Section 21a-42. (Formerly Sec. 19-193i). - Food from out-of-state commissaries.

Section 21a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-193j). - Regulations. Municipal ordinances.

Section 21a-44. (Formerly Sec. 19-193k). - Exemptions.

Section 21a-45. (Formerly Sec. 19-193l). - Penalty.

Section 21a-46. (Formerly Sec. 19-193m). - Information on vending machines.

Section 21a-47. (Formerly Sec. 19-193n). - Penalty.

Section 21a-48. (Formerly Sec. 19-194a). - Frozen desserts; definitions.

Section 21a-49. (Formerly Sec. 19-195). - Records.

Section 21a-50. (Formerly Sec. 19-196). - Statistical reports.

Section 21a-51. (Formerly Sec. 19-197). - Application for license by manufacturer of frozen desserts and mixes.

Section 21a-52. (Formerly Sec. 19-198). - License fees.

Section 21a-53. (Formerly Sec. 19-199). - Issuance of license.

Section 21a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-200). - Revocation or suspension of license.

Section 21a-55. (Formerly Sec. 19-201). - Appeal.

Section 21a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-202). - Prohibition as to sale.

Section 21a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-203). - False labeling of product and illegal use of equipment.

Section 21a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-204a). - Regulations.

Section 21a-59. (Formerly Sec. 19-205). - Penalty.

Section 21a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-206). - Refrigerated lockers.

Section 21a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-207). - Storage and transportation of quick-frozen foods.

Section 21a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-208). - Analysis of food.

Section 21a-62a. - Preparation of food in residential dwelling for sale. Regulations.

Section 21a-62b. - Definitions.

Section 21a-62c. - Cottage food operations. Examination of premises. Licensure requirements.

Section 21a-62d. - Limitation on total annual gross sales. Direct sale to consumer. Authorized food products. Display of license.

Section 21a-62e. - Inspection of cottage food operation.

Section 21a-62f. - Authorized food items. Prohibited food items.

Section 21a-62g. - Prepackaged food products. Labels.

Section 21a-62h. - Cottage food operation requirements. License suspension and revocation. Hearing. Cost of inspection.

Section 21a-63. (Formerly Sec. 19-210h). - State clinical thermometer standard.

Section 21a-64. (Formerly Sec. 19-209). - Distribution of drugs and poisons.

Section 21a-65. (Formerly Sec. 19-209a). - Sale of hypodermic needles and syringes restricted. Application to use secured machine. Destruction of used hypodermic needles and syringes. Penalty.

Section 21a-66. (Formerly Sec. 19-209b). - Regulations re sale, purchase, handling and disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes.

Section 21a-67. (Formerly Sec. 19-209c). - Apricot kernels. Labeling requirement.

Section 21a-68. (Formerly Sec. 19-209d). - Packaging of veterinary drugs.

Section 21a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-209e). - “Companion animal” defined by regulation.

Section 21a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-210). - Registration of manufacturers and wholesalers of drugs. Sale of drugs limited.

Section 21a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-210). Registration of manufacturers an - Definitions.

Section 21a-70a. (Formerly Sec. 21a-250a). - Distribution of noncontrolled drugs used as emergency stock.

Section 21a-70b. - Regulation of sales of drugs at flea markets.

Section 21a-70c. - Prescription drug pedigree program. Working group convened.

Section 21a-70d. - Definitions.

Section 21a-70e. - Pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company. Adoption of code on interaction with health care professionals and comprehensive compliance program. Civil penalty.

Section 21a-70f. - Report of payment or transfer of value by manufacturer to advanced practice registered nurse who is practicing not in collaboration with a physician. Penalty.

Section 21a-70g. - Investigational drug, biological product or device for patients with terminal illnesses. Liability of manufacturer.

Section 21a-71. (Formerly Sec. 19-210a). - Sale of food, drug or cosmetic at auction.

Section 21a-72. (Formerly Sec. 19-210b). - Certificate of disinfection of stuffed toys.

Section 21a-73. (Formerly Sec. 19-210c). - Unit pricing: Definitions.

Section 21a-74. (Formerly Sec. 19-210d). - Seller to disclose unit and total price of consumer commodity.

Section 21a-75. (Formerly Sec. 19-210e). - Regulations. Hearings. Civil penalties for noncompliance.

Section 21a-76. (Formerly Sec. 19-210f). - Exceptions.

Section 21a-77. (Formerly Sec. 19-210g). - Criminal penalty.

Section 21a-78. (Formerly Sec. 19-210i). - Shelf life pricing; definition; penalty.

Section 21a-78b. - Suspension of application. Monitoring by department.

Section 21a-79. (Formerly Sec. 19-210j). - Universal product coding. Electronic shelf labeling. Electronic pricing. Marking of retail price. Electronic price higher than posted price for consumer commodity. Coupons. Exemptions. Regulations. Penalties...

Section 21a-79a. - Program for test audit of alternative electronic retail pricing systems.

Section 21a-79b. - Consumer commodity. Price at point of sale higher than posted or advertised price. Sign. Coupon. Warning citation or civil penalty. Exemptions.

Section 21a-80 and 21a-81. (Formerly Secs. 19-210k and 19-210l). - Natural or organically grown foods; requirements. Misbranding of natural or organically grown foods.

Section 21a-82. (Formerly Sec. 19-65a). - Use of paint in tenements and municipally-owned buildings.

Section 21a-83. (Formerly Sec. 19-65b). - Packaging or sale of paint not conforming to federal standards. Labeling requirements.

Section 21a-84. (Formerly Sec. 19-65c). - Seizure of mislabeled paint.

Section 21a-84a. - Connecticut Poison Control Center: Publication and distribution of list of poisonous plants.

Section 21a-85. (Formerly Sec. 19-65d). - Penalty.

Section 21a-86. - “Plumbing fixtures” defined.

Section 21a-86a. - Regulations establishing minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures and other water-saving devices.

Section 21a-86b. - Compliance with standards.

Section 21a-86c. - Procedures for testing plumbing fixtures.

Section 21a-86d. - Right of access by commissioner to places where plumbing fixtures are sold, stored or maintained.

Section 21a-86e. - Precedence of more stringent regulations.

Section 21a-86f. - Distribution by Commissioner of Administrative Services of regulations re plumbing fixtures.

Section 21a-86g. - Civil penalty.

Section 21a-90. - Counterfeit drug or device. Prohibition. Investigation. Hearings. Violations. Regulations. Fine.