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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-42-1-1

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (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.

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