EXEMPTION.

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39-8703. EXEMPTION. Notwithstanding section 39-8702, Idaho Code, civil liability shall not be precluded where the claim of weight gain, obesity, a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or any other generally known obesity-related condition allegedly caused by or allegedly likely to result from long-term consumption of food is based on:

(1) A material violation of an adulteration or misbranding provision set forth by statute, rule or regulation in Idaho or the United States provided the claimed injury was proximately caused by such violation; or

(2) Any other material violation of federal or state law applicable to manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertising, labeling or the sale of food, provided such violation is knowing and willful, as defined in section 39-8704, Idaho Code, and provided further that the claimed injury was proximately caused by such violation.

History:

[39-8703, added 2004, ch. 380, sec. 1, p. 1141.]


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