Section 16-42-1-1 - Purpose of act(a) IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 are intended to safeguard the public health and promote the public welfare by protecting the:(1) consuming public from injury by product use; and(2) purchasing public from injury by merchandising deceit; flowing from intrastate commerce in food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics.
(b) IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 are intended to be uniform with the: (1) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as amended by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353); and(2) Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.); including amendments to those statutes, to the extent they expressly outlaw the false advertisement of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics.
(c) IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 thus promote uniformity of such statutes and their administration and enforcement throughout the United States.Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-2(a), (b).
Amended by P.L. 101-2018,SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2018.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.25.