Washington § 69.04.016 - "Misleading labeling or advertisement," how determined.

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§ 69.04.016. "Misleading labeling or advertisement," how determined.

If any 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 statement, word, design, device, 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.
[ 1945 c 257 s 17; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 6163-66.]

Notes

Crimes relating to advertising: Chapter 9.04 RCW.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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