Delaware § 4313 - Ingredients of beverage.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 4313 — Ingredients of beverage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4313. Ingredients of beverage.
(a) All soft drinks or other nonalcoholic beverages, except nonalcoholic fruit juices, shall consist of a beverage made from pure cane or beet sugar syrup or such other sweetening liquids or substances as shall be permitted by the regulations of the Department of Health and Social Services, containing pure flavoring material with or without added fruit acid, and with or without added color.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the use of any other harmless ingredient in the manufacture of soft drinks or other nonalcoholic beverages.
(c) This section shall not apply to nonalcoholic beverages, made in imitation of beer, bitter drinks and other similar drinks.
(d) When artificial coal tar colors are used nothing but the certified colors as approved by the federal government are permissible.
Code 1915, § 780I; 33 Del. Laws, c. 55, § 1; 33 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 4; 34 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1; Code 1935, § 849; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 4313; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 190;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4313 ("Ingredients of beverage.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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