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O.C.G.A. § 26-2-39 — Summaries of judgments, decrees, and court orders; dissemination of information in the interest of health and protection of consumers against fraud | Georgia Code
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TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Section 2. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food, 26-2-1 through 26-2-441.

ARTICLE 2 ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING OF FOOD

26-2-39. Summaries of judgments, decrees, and court orders; dissemination of information in the interest of health and protection of consumers against fraud.

  1. The Commissioner may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders which have been rendered under this article, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.
  2. The Commissioner may also cause to be disseminated such information regarding food as the Commissioner deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud.
  3. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the Commissioner.

(Ga. L. 1956, p. 195, § 17.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Liability of manufacturer or seller for injury caused by food or food product sold, 77 A.L.R.2d 7.

Liability of packer, food store, or restaurant for causing trichinosis, 96 A.L.R.3d 451.

Liability for injury or death allegedly caused by foreign object in food or food product, 1 A.L.R.5th 1.

Liability for injury or death allegedly caused by spoilage, contamination, or other deleterious condition of food or food product, 2 A.L.R.5th 1.

Liability for injury or death allegedly caused by food product containing object related to, but not intended to be present in, product, 2 A.L.R.5th 189.

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