2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
CHAPTER 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD
ARTICLE 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY
§ 26-2-150 - Legislative intent
O.C.G.A.
26-2-150 (2010)
26-2-150. Legislative intent
The General Assembly declares that purchasers and consumers have a right to expect and demand honesty and fair practices in the sale of meat for human consumption. It is the purpose of this Code section and Code Sections
26-2-151 through
26-2-154 to ensure that honest, fair, and ethical practices are followed in the advertising and sale of meat for human consumption and to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to take all actions necessary to ensure that such practices are followed. The General Assembly views with alarm the fact that misleading and false advertising and sales tactics have been used in the sale of meat to Georgia consumers. It is to stop these practices that the General Assembly has enacted this Code section and Code Sections
26-2-151 through
26-2-154. The consumer has a right to know what he is buying and the true cost of the meat which he is purchasing for consumption.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer