Washington § 69.04.690 - Cosmetics — Misbranding by lack of prominent label.

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§ 69.04.690. Cosmetics — Misbranding by lack of prominent label.

A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded (1) if any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or (2) if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
[ 1945 c 257 s 87; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 6163-136.]

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