An article shall be deemed to be misbranded:
First.- If it be an imitation of or offered for sale under the name of another article.
Second.- If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the package as originally put up shall have been removed, in whole or in part, and other contents shall have been placed in such package.
Third.- If the package containing it or its label shall bear any statement, design or device regarding the ingredients of the substances contained therein, which statement, design or device shall be false in any particular.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
Chapter 29 - Sale and Inspection of Food and Drugs
Article 1 - Adulterated and Misbranded Food
§ 75-29-1. Legislative findings
§ 75-29-3. Articles deemed adulterated
§ 75-29-7. What the term food shall include
§ 75-29-9. Articles deemed misbranded
§ 75-29-11. Articles deemed mislabeled or misbranded
§ 75-29-21. Analysis of samples and specimens
§ 75-29-23. State Board of Health to have free access to places where foods are sold
§ 75-29-25. Interference with State Board of Health subject to penalty
§ 75-29-29. Institution of proceedings to prosecute violations of article