{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1902","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–1902","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) Lead;\n(2) Cadmium;\n(3) Mercury; or\n(4) Hexavalent chromium.\n(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:\n(1) By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;\n(2) By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and\n(3) By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.\n(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A–623 shall be considered a single packaging component.\n(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.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-1902","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"ebb91dfeb566435e087e5ce35cab2c8c806553062b78663477b14f4983dfc605","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1901","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}