Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-101 (2026)

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This chapter shall be administered by the state department of agriculture and shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act."

Acts 1941, ch. 120, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 6580.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-101.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Gentry v. Hershey Co., 687 F. Supp. 2d 711 (M.D. Tenn. 2010).

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Gentry v. Hershey Co., 687 F. Supp. 2d 711 (M.D. Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “, and the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, T.C.A. § 53-1-101 et seq. (“TFDCA”), as statutes which Petco allegedly violated to Plaintiffs detriment.”

Kremer v. Unilever, PLC (M.D. Tenn. 2025). · cites it 2× “, and the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Tennessee FDCA), Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 53-1-101 et seq. (Id.) Kremer also asserts claims under Tennessee criminal statutes addressing solicitation, Tenn.”

Aaron Bissinger v. New Country Buffett (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Bissinger’s negligence per se claim is based upon allegations that New Country Buffet violated the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1978, Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-101 et seq. The Act prohibits “the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food,…”

Hope Med. Enter., Inc. v. Fagron Compounding Servs., LLC (C.D. Cal. 2021). “; (3) Tennessee’s Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-101 , ef seg.; and (4) South Carolina’s Drug Act, S.”

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