ORS 30.961 Actions against sellers of food for food-related condition

As used in this section:

“Food” has the meaning given that term in 21 U.S.C. 321, as in effect on January 1, 2006.

“Food-related condition” means:

Weight gain;

Obesity;

A health condition associated with weight gain or obesity; or

A generally recognized health condition alleged to be caused by, or alleged to likely result from, long-term consumption of food rather than a single instance of consumption of food.

A person may not maintain an action for a claim of injury or death caused by a food-related condition against a person involved in the selling of food, as described in ORS 616.210.

This section does not apply to a claim that includes as an element of the cause of action that a food-related condition was caused by:

Adulterated food, as described in ORS 616.235;

Reliance on information about food that has been misbranded, as described in ORS 616.250;

Violation of a provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2006, prohibiting adulterated or misbranded food; or

Knowing and willful violation of any other state or federal law related to the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertisement, labeling or sale of food.

A violation of law is knowing and willful for the purposes of subsection (3)(d) of this section if the person engaged in the conduct that constituted the violation with the intent to deceive or injure or with actual knowledge that the conduct was deceptive or injurious.

This section does not create any claim, right of action or civil liability. This section does not affect any government agency’s statutory authority to enforce laws relating to adulteration or misbranding of food.