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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title21a Consumer Protection |
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SubTitle21a-143-1_21a-143-3. Dietary Beverages |
| Sec. 21a-143-1. Permit required to manufacture |
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No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture any dietary beverages or beverages containing a nonnutritive sweetening agent until a permit for said purpose has been issued by the commissioner of consumer protection. Applications shall be made on forms provided by said commissioner. Upon satisfactory proof that the applicant holds a Connecticut non-alcoholic beverage license and will fully comply with all the hereinafter mentioned requirements, the commissioner may issue such permit authorizing the manufacture and sale of dietary beverages. Such permit shall expire annually on June thirtieth. |
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(Effective July 27, 1984) |
| Sec. 21a-143-2. Sweetening agents |
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Dietary beverages shall be sweetened with saccharin, sodium cyclamate or other artificial sweetening agents approved by the commissioner of consumer protection. |
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(Effective July 27, 1984) |
| Sec. 21a-143-3. Labeling |
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Dietary beverages containing a nonnutritive sweetening agent shall bear a label upon which the following information shall be conspicuously declared: (a) The common or usual name of the product; (b) the net volume of contents; (c) the name and plant address of the bottler or packer or, in lieu of such name and address, the name and home address of the bottler or packer or the name and address of the distributor, together with the Connecticut license number of the plant bottling or packing such beverages; (d) the percentage by weight of proteins, fat and available carbohydrates; (e) the number of available calories supplied by a specified serving; (f) a declaration of artificial flavor, color or chemical preservative, and the percentage by weight of such preservative when used; (g) a complete ingredient declaration, listing all such ingredients by their common or usual names in descending order of prominence; (h) the percentage by weight and the common or usual name of the nonnutritive sweetening agent, immediately followed by an informative statement declaring the sweetening agent to be a nonnutritive artificial sweetener which should be used only by persons who must restrict their intake of ordinary sweets; (i) dietary beverages which do not contain one or more of the components referred to in subsections (d) and (e) of this section shall clearly state this fact on the label. |
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(Effective July 27, 1984) |