Connecticut Statutes

§ 21a-92 — (Formerly Sec. 19-212). Definitions.

Connecticut § 21a-92
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 21aConsumer Protection
Ch. 418Uniform Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-92 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter and sections 21a-65 and 21a-90, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter specified:

(1)“Advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices or cosmetics;
(2)(A) “Color additive” means a material that (i) is a dye, pigment or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of identity, from a vegetable, animal, mineral or other source, and (ii) when added or applied to a food, drug or cosmetic, or to the human body or any of its parts, is capable, alone or th

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Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 3930; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; 1963, P.A. 359, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 593, S. 9; P.A. 73-681, S. 24, 29; P.A. 79-379, S. 1; 79-457, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-79, S. 75, 189; P.A. 98-73, S. 1, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-183, S. 1; P.A. 14-17, S. 1; 14-224, S. 6; P.A. 23-52, S. 8.) History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; 1963 act updated Subsec. (h) to refer to act as amended, changed Subsec. (n) to refer to effectiveness of drugs, adding exceptions to this provision and added Subsecs. (r) through (v); 1969 act redefined “commissioner” to include commissioner of health where chapter applies to practitioner, care-giving institution or juvenile training institution; P.A. 73-681 deleted commissioner of health from definition of “commissioner”; P.A. 79-379 changed alphabetic Subdiv. indicators to numeric indicators and numeric Subpara. indicators to alphabetic indicators, inserted definitions of “color additive”, “food additive”, “pesticide chemical”, “safe” and “raw agricultural commodity” in proper alphabetical order, removing them from end of section, defined “natural food” and “organically grown food” and made minor technical changes; P.A. 79-457 made definitions applicable to Sec. 19-66a (transferred to Sec. 19-209a in 1981); Sec. 19-212 transferred to Sec. 21a-92 in 1983; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 98-73 amended Subdiv. (19) to revise the definition of “organically grown”, effective July 1, 1998; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-183 added reference to Secs. 21a-92b, 21a-92c and 21a-102, redefined “food” by adding new Subpara. (C) re infant formula in Subdiv. (10), added new Subdiv. (13) defining “infant formula”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (13) to (24) as Subdivs. (14) to (25), redefined “natural food” by adding Subpara. (C) re genetically-engineered food in redesignated Subdiv. (17), replaced “man” with “humans” throughout, and made technical changes; P.A. 14-17 amended Subdiv. (17) by redefining “natural food”, effective May 12, 2014; P.A. 14-224 added reference to Sec. 21a-90 and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 23-52 made a conforming change in Subdiv. (6), effective June 13, 2023. Annotations to former section 19-212: Commissioner has no power to determine whether or not a drug is a “new drug”. 15 CS 11. Sale of food contaminated with filth may be enjoined by commissioner. 31 CS 242.

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