IC 16-42-1-1: Purpose of act

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.