1874

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 240

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 191B(e).

4-214. RESERVED.

4-215. RESERVED.

PART III. DRUGS AND DEVICES.

4-216. ADULTERATED DRUGS AND DEVICES.

(A)  APPLICATION OF SECTION.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE, A DRUG OR DEVICE IS
ADULTERATED IF THE STANDARDS- IN THIS SECTION APPLY.

(B)  ADULTERATED DRUGS AND DEVICES.
A DRUG OR DEVICE IS ADULTERATED IF:

(1)  ANY PART OF IT IS A FILTHY, PUTRID, OR
DECOMPOSED SUBSTANCE; OR

(2)  IT WAS PRODUCED, PREPARED, PACKED, OR HELD
UNDER UNSANITARY CONDITIONS THAT REASONABLY WOULD BE
EXPECTED TO HAVE:

(I)  CONTAMINATED IT WITH FILTH; OR

(II)  CAUSED IT TO BE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH.

(C)  ADULTERATED DRUGS.

IN ADDITION TO THE GROUNDS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B)
OF THIS SECTION, A DRUG IS ADULTERATED IF:

(1)  ANY PART OF ITS CONTAINER IS COMPOSED OF ANY
POISONOUS OR OTHERWISE DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCE THAT REASONABLY
WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED THE DRUG TO BE INJURIOUS TO

HEALTH;

(2)  FOR PURPOSES OF COLORING ONLY, IT IS OR IT
CONTAINS A COLOR ADDITIVE, THE PARTICULAR USE OF WHICH HAS
NOT BEEN FOUND SAFE AS PROVIDED UNDER . § 4-239 OF THIS

SUBTITLE;

(3)  THE MIXING OR PACKING OF ANY SUBSTANCE WITH
THE DRUG HAS REDUCED THE QUALITY OR STRENGTH OF THE DRUG;

(4)  ANY SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR ANY
PART OF THE DRUG;