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2010 Florida Statutes
Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty.
Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty.
—An operator may not knowingly and willfully misrepresent the identity of any food or food product to any of the patrons of such establishment. The identity of food or a food product is misrepresented if:
The description of the food or food product is false or misleading in any particular;
The food or food product is served, sold, or distributed under the name of another food or food product; or
The food or food product purports to be or is represented as a food or food product that does not conform to a definition of identity and standard of quality if such definition of identity and standard of quality has been established by custom and usage.
If the food or food product is a fruit or fruit juice, its identity is misrepresented if:
The description of the fruit or fruit juice is false or misleading in any particular;
The fruit or fruit juice is served, sold, or distributed under the name of another fruit or fruit juice; or
A synthetic or flavored drink is sold purporting to be fruit juice.
The term “fresh juice” refers to a juice without additives and prepared from the original fruit within 12 hours or less of sale.
s. 1, ch. 57-412; s. 482, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 71-157; s. 22, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 25, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 33, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.