1490                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                [Ch. 6

COMPARED WITH OTHER WORDS, STATEMENTS, DESIGNS, OR
DEVICES IN THE LABELING AND IS NOT IN TERMS THAT
RENDER IT LIKELY TO BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE
ORDINARY INDIVIDUAL UNDER CUSTOMARY CONDITIONS OF
PURCHASE AND USE;

(7)   IT PURPORTS TO BE OR IS REPRESENTED AS
A FOOD FOR WHICH A DEFINITION AND STANDARD OF IDENTITY
OR COMPOSITION HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED BY RULE OR
REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER §4-112, UNLESS (I) IT
CONFORMS TO THE DEFINITION AND STANDARD, (II) ITS
LABEL BEARS THE NAME OF THE FOOD SPECIFIED IN THE
DEFINITION AND STANDARD, AND (III) ITS LABEL BEARS THE
COMMON NAMES OF OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS, OTHER THAN
SPICES, FLAVORING, AND COLORING, PRESENT IN THE FOOD
AS REQUIRED BY RULE OR REGULATION;

(8)   IT PURPORTS TO BE OR IS REPRESENTED AS
A FOOD FOR WHICH A STANDARD OF FILL OF CONTAINER IS
PRESCRIBED BY RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
§4-112, AND IT FALLS BELOW THE STANDARD OF FILL OF
CONTAINER APPLICABLE TO IT, UNLESS ITS LABEL BEARS A
STATEMENT THAT IT FALLS BELOW THE STANDARD, IN THE
MANNER AND FORM AS THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SPECIFY;

(9)   IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
PARAGRAPH (7) OF THIS SUBSECTION, UNLESS ITS LABEL
BEARS (I) THE COMMON OR USUAL NAME OF THE FOOD, IF
ANY, AND (II) IN CASE IT IS FABRICATED FROM TWO OR
MORE INGREDIENTS, THE COMMON OR USUAL NAME OF EACH
INGREDIENT. HOWEVER, THE SECRETARY MAY AUTHORIZE
SPICES, FLAVORINGS, AND COLORINGS TO BE DESIGNATED AS
SPICES, FLAVORINGS, AND COLORINGS, WITHOUT REQUIRING
THE NAMING OF EACH. IN ADDITION, THE SECRETARY MAY
ESTABLISH EXEMPTIONS BY RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE TO THE EXTENT THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF CLAUSE (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (9) IS
NOT FEASIBLE OF RESULTS IN DECEPTION OR UNFAIR
COMPETITION;

(10)  IT PURPORTS TO BE OR IS REPRESENTED
FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES, UNLESS ITS LABEL BEARS
INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS VITAMIN, MINERAL, AND OTHER
DIETARY PROPERTIES AS THE RULE OR REGULATION
PRESCRIBES AS NECESSARY TO INFORM FULLY PURCHASERS AS
TO ITS VALUE FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES;

(11)  IT BEARS OR CONTAINS ANY ARTIFICIAL
FLAVORING, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, OR CHEMICAL
PRESERVATIVE, UNLESS IT BEARS LABELING STATING THAT
FACT. HOWEVER, THE SECRETARY MAY ESTABLISH EXEMPTIONS