Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-17. Authority to conduct investigations and inspectionsStatutory authority to conduct investigations and inspections is derived from various laws administered by the department. Section 21a-11 of the General Statutes confers upo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-18. Seizures and condemnations(a) Statutory authority to seize and/or condemn products which are allegedly adulterated or misbranded is derived from sections 21a-39 and 21a-96 of the General Statutes. (b) Statutory authority to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-19a. Applicability(a) These hearing procedures shall apply to all Compliance Meetings and Contested Cases held by the Department of Consumer Protection. (b) As used herein, \"agency\" means the Department of Consumer Protection.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-19—21a-1-27. (Repealed) Repealed June 27, 1985.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-2. Creation and authorityThe department was established as a separate agency of the state government by public Act 412 of the 1959 General Assembly (Section 21a-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes). The department's powers are…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-20a. Opportunity to show compliance(a) No revocation, suspension, annulment or withdrawal of any certificate, license or registration is lawful unless prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave notice by mai…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-21a. Summary suspension proceduresIf the agency finds that public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of a certificate, lic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-22a. Contested cases(a) A \"Contested Case\" means a proceeding, including but not restricted to rate-making, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are required by statute to be …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-23a. Pre-hearing procedure in contested cases(a) Any time after the issuance of a complaint and before the scheduled hearing date, the commissioner may order or a respondent may request an informal pre-hearing conference. The gr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-24a. Conduct of adjudicative hearings in contested cases(a) Hearings in contested cases shall be presided over by the commissioner or his designated hearing officer. (b) Said commissioner or hearing officer shall have the power …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-25a. Transcript of the proceedings(a) At the close of the reception of evidence, the respondent or any other party of record may file a written request addressed to the agency for a written transcript of the proceedings. If no s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-26a. Informal disposition in contested cases(a) Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default. A respondent may agree to enter an agr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-27a. Proposal for decisionWhen in a contested case the Commissioner has not heard the case or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall not be made until a proposa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-28a. Final decision in a contested case(a) The final decision or order in a contested case shall be rendered by the commissioner after due consideration of the entire record. If no written request was filed for the preparation o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-29a. Inconsistent regulationsUnless precluded by law, the regulations appearing as Sections 21a-1-19a through 21a-1-28a inclusive, shall take precedence over any other conflicting or inconsistent regulation pertaining to hearing…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-3. Commissioner of consumer protectionThe commissioner has the overall responsibility for the operation of the department. The deputy commissioner assists the commissioner and is the acting commissioner in his absence. In discha…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-4. Official addressThe principal office of the department is located at Hartford, Connecticut. All communications should be addressed to the Department of Consumer Protection, State Office Building, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-5. General duties and responsibilitiesThe department is charged with enforcing legislation intended to protect consumers from injury by product use or merchandising deceit. In connection with this responsibility, the department …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-6. Organizational structure and division of responsibilitiesThe department is composed of the following divisions, the principal duties of which are as follows: (a) Administration division. This division is responsible for all f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-7. Departmental policy on public information(a) The policy of the department is to make available for public inspection all files, records, documents and other materials within its possession, unless prohibited by law. A compila…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-7a(a). AuthorityThese regulations are promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 4-196 of the General Statutes. (Effective May 15, 1984)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-8. Departmental proceedings open to the public(a) All rule-making and licensing proceedings shall be open to the public. Prior to any proceedings to adopt or promulgate new rules and regulations, a public hearing will be held an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-1-9. Consumer complaints and requests for information(a) Consumer complaints regarding allegedly unfair trade practices or regarding allegedly false or misleading advertisements should be addressed to the Department of Consumer Pr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-10-1. Schedule for license renewalLicenses, certificates, registrations, and permits issued by the Department of Consumer Protection shall be renewed and expire annually pursuant to the following schedule. (a) Licenses, certificat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-1. Statement of purposeThe purpose of these regulations is to establish a set standard of descriptive terms to be applied to the various cuts of meat. Food establishments shall be required to use these uniform terms in the lab…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-10. Standards for olive oil, labeling and administrative provisions(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall require that olive oil presented and sold…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-2. General definitions(a) \"Commissioner\" as used in these regulations means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.(b) \"Food Establishment\" means an establishment in which food is stored, processed, prepared, offered for …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-3. Fanciful names and true names for cuts of meat(a) \"Fanciful name\" refers to any term used in connection with a particular cut of meat, which is in any way false, misleading, deceptive, or confusing, or which otherwise fai…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-4. Standard descriptive terms for certain cuts of meat(a) \"Bacon\" means cured and smoked meat, either sliced or slab, taken from the side of a swine carcass. (b) \"Club steak\" means meat derived from the anterior end (rib e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-5. Labeling requirements(a) No food establishment shall produce, prepare, package, advertise, sell, or offer for sale any meat unless it is clearly and conspicuously labeled or advertised as the case may be, as to its true nam…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-6. Administrative provisions(a) These regulations shall apply to any meat which is produced, prepared, packaged, advertised, sold, or offered for sale, whether packaged or unpackaged, which is identified or named in any way, w…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-7. Statement of purpose and scopeThis standard applies to olive oil and olive-pomace oil presented and sold for human consumption in intrastate commerce in the state of Connecticut. (Adopted effective November 5, 2008)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-8. General definitionsAs used in sections 21a-100-7 to 21a-100-10, inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"IOC\" means the International Olive Council, an international voluntary consensus trade organ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-100-9. Food additives(a) Virgin olive oils. No additives are permitted in virgin olive oils. (b) Refined olive oil, olive oil, refined olive-pomace oil and olive-pomace oil. The addition of alpha-tocopherol to such products is per…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-1. Statement of purpose(a) The purpose of this section and sections 21a-101-2, 21a-101-7 and 21a-101-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is to provide definitive sanitary standards for food establishments. Secti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-2. DefinitionsDefinitions promulgated under the United States Food and Drug Administration Food Code, as amended from time to time by the Conference for Food Protection, and published and adopted by the United States Food and …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-3. Construction and maintenance (Repealed) Repealed October 11, 2016.(Effective June 22, 1990; Amended September 1, 2005; Repealed October 11, 2016)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-4. Equipment and utensils (Repealed) Repealed October 11, 2016.(Effective June 22, 1990; Amended September 1, 2005; Repealed October 11, 2016)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-5. General sanitary requirements (Repealed) Repealed October 11, 2016.(Effective June 22, 1990; Amended September 1, 2005; Repealed October 11, 2016)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-6. Cleanliness of personnel (Repealed) Repealed October 11, 2016.(Effective June 22, 1990; Amended September 1, 2005; Repealed October 11, 2016)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-7. Source of food(a) All food shall be from an approved source and shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, decay, or misbranding, and safe for human consumption. All food products, while being stored, prepared, or trans…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-8. Administrative provisions(a) All food establishments within this state shall be subject to periodic investigations by inspectors duly authorized by the commissioner. Following the completion of an investigation, the inspect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-101-9. Alcohol-infused confection. Label.(a) No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any alcohol-infused confection that contains more than one-half of one percent alcohol by weight in this State. (b) Alco…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-102-1—21a-102-6. (Repealed) Repealed June 22, 1990.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-1. Application of regulations. Definitions(a) The provisions of regulations promulgated under the Connecticut Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the doing of any act shall be applicable also to the causing of such act…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-10. Nonconformity to definitions and standardsIn the following conditions, among others, a food does not conform to the definition and standard of identity therefor: (a) If it contains an ingredient for which no provision is m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-11. Designation of ingredients. Misleading labels. Exemptions and variations(a) The name of an ingredient, except a spice, flavoring or coloring which is an ingredient of a food other than one sold as a spice, flavoring or col…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-12. Food containing artificial flavoring, artificial coloring or chemical preservative(a) (1) The term \"artificial flavoring\" means a flavoring containing any sapid or aromatic constituent, which constituent was manufactured…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-13. Standards of identity and quality for egg nog beverage(a) For the purpose of this section the term \"milk products\" means milk fat and milk solids not fat, made from pure, wholesome, unadulterated pasteurized milk. (b) Th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 21a-115-14. Definitions and standards and labeling regulations for meat and meat products(a) Flesh. Flesh is an edible part of the striated muscle of an animal. The term \"animal,\" as herein used, indicates a mammal, a fowl, a fish, …