796                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                           [Ch. 177

4-109.

(c) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of
this subtitle, other than [than] the requirement of the
inspection legend, apply to any article which is not
required to be inspected under this section.

4-201.

(o)  Any poultry product is "misbranded" if:

(1)  Its labeling is false or misleading in any
particular;

(2)  It is offered for sale under the name of another
food;

(3)   It is an imitation of another food, unless its
label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the
[work] WORD "imitation" and immediately after it, the
name of the food imitated;

(4)  Its container is made, formed, or filled so that
it is misleading;

(5)  It does not bear a label showing (i) the name
and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or
distributor and (ii). an accurate statement of the
quantity of the product in terms of weight, measure, or
numerical count. Under clause (ii) of this paragraph,
reasonable variations may be permitted, and exemptions
for small packages or articles not in packages or other
containers, may be established by Departmental rules and
regulations;

(6)   Any word, statement, or other information
required by, or under authority of, this subtitle to
appear on the label or other labeling is not placed
prominently and conspicuously on it, as compared with
other words, statements, designs, or devices in the
labeling, and in terms that do not 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 Departmental rules and
regulations under § 4-209, 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 as
may be required by the rules and regulations, and (iii)
its label bears the common names of optional ingredients,
other than spices, flavoring, and coloring, present in
the food as required by rules and regulations;