Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 26. FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Chapter 2. STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD · Article 16. COMMON-SENSE CONSUMPTION
26-2-432. Exemption from liability of food distributors for long-term consumption of food.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Except as provided in Code Section 26-2-433, a manufacturer, packer, distributor, carrier, holder, seller, marketer, or advertiser of a food, as defined in Section 201(f) of the federal act, 21 U.S.C. Section 321(f), or an association of one or more such entities, shall not be subject to civil liability arising under any law of this state for any claim arising out of weight gain, obesity, a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or other generally known condition allegedly caused by or allegedly likely to result from long-term consumption of food.
History
Code 1981, § 26-2-432, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 767, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 469, § 1/HB 196.
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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