{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-42-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-42-1-1","heading":"Purpose of act","body":"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:\n(1) consuming public from injury by product use; and\n(2) purchasing public from injury by merchandising deceit;\nflowing from intrastate commerce in food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics.\n(b) IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 are intended to be uniform with the:\n(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\n(2) Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.);\nincluding amendments to those statutes, to the extent they expressly outlaw the false advertisement of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 42. REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS","Chapter 1. Uniform Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-42-1-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"22bb8fa03bb04188a78d3ed285a1622e3a01c4af5b9229544685e676c753d24f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-44-6","next":"us-in/ic-16-42-1-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}