The following information, records, and data obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the federal Food and Drug Administration pursuant to a contract or commissioning agreement shall be deemed confidential and shall not be open to inspection by the public, to the extent that it was obtained or furnished on a confidential basis or is exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552, the federal Freedom of Information Act: trade secrets; confidential commercial information; information under the federal deliberative process privilege; information compiled for law enforcement purposes; or information expressly required to be kept confidential by other federal laws.
History. Code 1981, § 26-2-34.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 486, § 1/SB 381.
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This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food
Article 2 - Adulteration and Misbranding of Food
§ 26-2-23. Injunctions for Violations of Code Section 26-2-22
§ 26-2-24. Penalty for Violation of Code Section 26-2-22; Exceptions
§ 26-2-26. When Food Deemed Adulterated
§ 26-2-27. Poisonous or Deleterious Substances in Food; Exception for Required Substances
§ 26-2-28. When Food Deemed Misbranded
§ 26-2-29. Misleading Advertisements; Certain Practices Declared Misleading
§ 26-2-30.1. Beef Produced Without Antibiotics or Growth Hormones; “Georgia Lean” Beef
§ 26-2-32. Honey and Imitation Honey Labels
§ 26-2-33. Enforcement of Article by Commissioner; Employment of Personnel
§ 26-2-34.1. Confidential Information
§ 26-2-38. Detention or Embargo of Adulterated or Misbranded Food