Corn Products Refining Co. v. Eddy, 249 U.S. 427 (1919) (No. 119)
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Corn Products Refining Co. v. Eddy, 249 U.S. 427 (1919) (No. 119)
Author: Supreme Court of the United States
Year: 1919
Case name: Corn Products Refining Co. v. Eddy Opinion filed: 1919-04-14 Docket No.: 119 Citations: • 249 U.S. 427 • 39 S. Ct. 325 • 63 L. Ed. 689 • 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2099 Case holding summaries: • "[I]t is too plain for argument that a manufacturer . . . has no constitutional right to sell goods without giving to the purchaser fair information of what it is that is being sold" • "The right of a manufacturer to maintain secrecy as to his compounds and processes must be held subject to the right of the State, in the exercise of its police power and in promotion of fair dealing, to require that the nature of the product be fairly set forth" • upholding required disclosure of ingredient lists to prevent consumer fraud