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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 2. (a) This chapter applies to a person who represents in advertising or on the label or package of a consumer good that the consumer good the person manufactures or distributes, or its package, is not harmful to or is beneficial to the natural environment by terms such as the following:
(1) Environmental choice.
(2) Ecologically, earth, or environmentally friendly.
(3) Ecologically or environmentally sound.
(4) Ecologically or environmentally safe.
(5) Environmentally “lite”.
(6) Green product.
(7) Any term or terms similar to the other terms listed in this chapter.
(b) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to represent that any consumer good which the person manufactures or distributes or its package is “ozone friendly”, “biodegradable”, “compostable”, “photodegradable”, “recyclable”, or “recycled” unless that consumer good or its package meets the definitions contained in this chapter or meets definitions established in trade regulations or guides adopted by the Federal Trade Commission or in enforceable regulations adopted by another federal agency expressly for the purpose of establishing standards for environmental advertising or representations.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 24. Trade Regulation § 24-5-17-2 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-24-trade-regulation/in-code-sect-24-5-17-2/
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