Sec.21a-1-6. Organizational structure and division of responsibilities

The department is composed of the following divisions, the principal duties of which are as follows:

(a) Administration division. This division is responsible for all functions relating to budget and fiscal services, payroll and personnel procedures, the ordering of supplies and related support activities.

(b) Food division — general section. This division is responsible for safeguarding consumers from injury, filth, and deception pertaining to the manufacture, storage and sale of foods in intrastate commerce. The laws administered by this division include the Pure Food and Drug statutes, the Unit Pricing Act, and certain provisions of the Uniform Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(c) Drug, device and cosmetic division. This division is responsible for insuring that drug products, medical devices, cosmetic products, and children's toys are accurately labeled and suitable for the purposes intended. The laws administered by this division include the Child Protection Act, the Dependency-Producing Drug statutes, and certain provisions of the Uniform Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.

(d) Weights and measures division. This division is responsible for safeguarding the public in all matters involving commercial determinations of quantity. The provisions contained in Title 43 of the General Statutes are administered by this division.

(e) Consumer frauds division. This division processes and investigates consumer complaints regarding deceptive trade practices and untrue or misleading advertisements. It also licenses or otherwise regulates itinerant vendors, going out of business sales, and the sale of cigarettes. The Unfair Sales Practices Act and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act are administered by this division.

(f) Consumer education division. This division is responsible for keeping the public abreast of the activities of the department and informing consumers of potentially hazardous products and deceptive trade practices. All written information is disseminated in both the English and Spanish languages, whenever practicable.

(Effective July 27, 1984; Amended March 7, 2008)