Colorado § 25-5-401 - Short title.
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§ 25-5-401. Short title.
This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Food and Drug Act".
Source: L. 57: p. 424, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-22-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-20-1.
ANNOTATION
Public policy declared. This part 4 and article 60 of title 35 declare the public policy of Colorado with respect to the protection of the public against the manufacture and sale of food and foodstuffs, including livestock feeds, containing deleterious elements or ingredients which cannot be known or determined by the public. White v. Rose, 241 F.2d 94 (10th Cir. 1957).
Duty imposed on livestock feed manufacturers. This part 4 imposes a broad and far-reaching duty upon manufacturers of livestock feeds for the benefit of those who use the product and who are the real sufferers if the statute is violated. White v. Rose, 241 F.2d 94 (10th Cir. 1957).
Negligence per se. To recover under a theory of negligence per se, plaintiff was required to prove that violation of the "Colorado Food and Drug Act" caused her injuries. Palmer v. A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 684 P.2d 187 (Colo. 1984).
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