§ 21-102. Scope of title

   (a) Application of provisions relating to sale. -- The provisions of this title that relate to the sale of a consumer commodity also apply to:

   (1) Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale;

   (2) Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and

   (3) Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.

(b) Misleading labeling and advertising. -- If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account:

   (1) The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and

   (2) The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 187A; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1987, ch. 306, § 2.