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§ 9-1902. Proscribed conduct

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 19. Toxics in Packaging
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1902
§ 9-1902. Proscribed conduct
Currentness
In general
(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.
Limitation on incidentally present toxins in packaging
(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%.
Tin plated steel
(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A-623 shall be considered a single packaging component.
PFAS chemicals
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1992, c. 491, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 138, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1902, MD ENVIR § 9-1902
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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