New Hampshire § 429-17 - Section 429:17 Labeling Container of Artificial Maple Flavored Products.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 429-17 — Section 429:17 Labeling Container of Artificial Maple Flavored Products., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 429-17. Section 429:17 Labeling Container of Artificial Maple Flavored Products.
It shall be unlawful to use the term "maple syrup" or "maple sugar", however modified, to describe any product, flavoring, sweetener or food additive unless the product, flavoring, sweetener or food additive so described meets the statutory definition of "maple syrup" or "maple sugar". Terms such as "artificial maple syrup" or "artificial maple sugar" are declared to be misleading and deceptive and may not be used in the labeling or advertising of any product. Terms such as "artificial maple flavor" or "artificial maple flavor sweetener" may be used to describe a product flavored or sweetened with a substance which attempts to duplicate real maple flavor, providing that words such as "artificial", "flavor", and other modifiers of the word "maple" shall appear in equal prominence to the word "maple" on the label and in all advertising of the product.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 429-17 cover?
Section 429-17 ("Section 429:17 Labeling Container of Artificial Maple Flavored Products.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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