North Carolina § 99E-42 Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food - Limitation on liability

North Carolina Statutes

§ 99E-42 — Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food - Limitation on liability

North Carolina § 99E-42

Ch. 99ESpecial Liability Provisions

Art. 5Commonsense Consumption Act

This text of North Carolina § 99E-42 (Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food - Limitation on liability) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99E-42 (2026).

Text

Except as set forth in G.S. 99E-43, a packer, distributor, manufacturer, carrier, holder, seller, marketer, or advertiser of a food, as defined in section 201(f) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 321(f), or an association of one or more such entities, shall not be liable in any civil action for any claim arising out of weight gain, obesity, a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or other generally known condition allegedly caused by or allegedly likely to result from long-term consumption of food. For purposes of this section, a health condition arising from a single instance of consumption shall not be considered to result from long-term consumption of food. (2013-309, s. 1.)

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Except as set forth in G.S. 99E-43, a packer, distributor, manufacturer, carrier, holder, seller, marketer, or advertiser of a food, as defined in section 201(f) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 321(f), or an association of one or more such entities, shall not be liable in any civil action for any claim arising out of weight gain, obesity, a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or other generally known condition allegedly caused by or allegedly likely to result from long-term consumption of food. For purposes of this section, a health condition arising from a single instance of consumption shall not be considered to result from long-term consumption of food. (2013-309, s. 1.)