Md. Code, Environment § 9-1902
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-1902, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–1902.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in §§ 9–1903 and 9–1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added during manufacture or distribution:
(1) Lead;
(2) Cadmium;
(3) Mercury; or
(4) Hexavalent chromium.
(b) The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed:
(1) By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;
(2) By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and
(3) By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.
(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A–623 shall be considered a single packaging component.
(d) On or after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer or distributor may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a food package or food packaging component designed and intended for direct food contact to which PFAS chemicals were intentionally added.
(1) Lead;
(2) Cadmium;
(3) Mercury; or
(4) Hexavalent chromium.
(b) The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed:
(1) By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;
(2) By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and
(3) By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.
(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A–623 shall be considered a single packaging component.
(d) On or after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer or distributor may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a food package or food packaging component designed and intended for direct food contact to which PFAS chemicals were intentionally added.
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