Georgia § 26-2-30 - Factors to be taken into account in determining whether labels or advertisements are misleading.
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§ 26-2-30. Factors to be taken into account in determining whether labels or advertisements are misleading.
If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, then, in determining whether the labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, not only representations made or suggested by statements, words, designs, devices, sound, or any combination thereof, but also the extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of such representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling or advertisement relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement thereof or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual. (Ga. L. 1956, p. 195, § 2.) Cross references. - False advertising generally, § 10-1-420 et seq.
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