HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1865

(8)  AT ANY TIME AFTER ITS MANUFACTURING,
PROCESSING, OR PACKAGING, IT WAS REFROZEN AFTER HAVING BEEN
PERMITTED TO THAW FROM A PRIOR FREEZING; OR

(9)  IT OTHERWISE IS UNFIT AS FOOD FOR HUMAN
BEINGS,

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 188B(1) and (3)(iv).

4-208. SAME -- FOOD COMPONENTS.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER GROUND THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE
UNDER § 4-207 OR § 4-209 OF THIS SUBTITLE, A FOOD IS
ADULTERATED IF:

(1)  ANY PART OF AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT
NORMALLY WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE FOOD HAS BEEN OMITTED OR
WITHDRAWN FROM IT;

(2)  ANY SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR ANY
PART OF AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT NORMALLY WOULD BE
PRESENT IN THE FOOD;

(3)  ANY DAMAGE TO OR INFERIORITY OF THE FOOD HAS
BEEN CONCEALED IN ANY WAY;

(4)  IT HAS HAD ANY SUBSTANCE ADDED, MIXED, OR
PACKED WITH IT SOLELY FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

(I)  TO INCREASE ITS BULK OR WEIGHT;

(II)  TO REDUCE ITS QUALITY OR STRENGTH
BELOW THAT WHICH NORMALLY WOULD BE EXPECTED OF THE FOOD; OR

(III)  TO MISLEAD THE CONSUMER BY MAKING
THE FOOD APPEAR TO BE BETTER OR MORE VALUABLE THAN IT IS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 188B(2).

4-209. SAME -- CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER GROUND THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE
UNDER § 4-207 OR § 4-208 OF THIS SUBTITLE, A CONFECTIONERY
FOOD PRODUCT IS ADULTERATED IF:

(1) IT CONTAINS ANY NONNUTRITIVE OBJECT, EXCEPT
AS PERMITTED BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION;