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Maryland Code, Environment § 9-1902

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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