LawgistThe Food Safety and Standards Act
53Penalty for misleading advertisement
Any person who publishes, or is a party to the publication of an advertisement, which--
(a) falsely describes any food; or
(b) is likely to mislead as to the nature or substance or quality of any food or gives false guarantee,
shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees.
(2) In any proceeding the fact that a label or advertisement relating to any article of food in respect of which the contravention is alleged to have been committed contained an accurate statement of the composition of the food shall not preclude the court from finding that the contravention was committed.
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OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- 48 General provisions relating to offences
- 49 General provisions relating to penalty
- 50 Penalty for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded
- 51 Penalty for sub-standard food
- 52 Penalty for misbranded food
- 53 Penalty for misleading advertisement
- 54 Penalty for food containing extraneous matter
- 55 Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer
- 56 Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food
- 57 Penalty for possessing adulterant
- 58 Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided
- 59 Punishment for unsafe food
- 60 Punishment for interfering with seized items
- 61 Punishment for false information
- 62 Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer
- 63 Punishment for carrying out a business without licence
- 64 Punishment for subsequent offences
- 65 Compensation in case of injury or death of consumer
- 66 Offences by companies
- 67 Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act in case of import of articles of food to be in addition to penalties provided under any other Act
