Md. Code, Health - General § 21-102
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 21-102, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§21–102.
Official statutory text
(a) The provisions of this title that relate to the sale of a consumer commodity also apply to:
(1) Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale;
(2) Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and
(3) Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.
(b) If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account:
(1) The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and
(2) The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance.
(1) Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale;
(2) Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and
(3) Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.
(b) If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account:
(1) The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and
(2) The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance.
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