{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-69.04.410","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 69.04.410","heading":"Drugs—Adulteration by harmful substances.","body":"A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated (1) if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; or (2) if it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health; or (3) if it is a drug and its container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or (4) if it is a drug and it bears or contains, for purposes of coloring only, a coal tar color other than one that is harmless and suitable for use in drugs for such purposes, as provided by regulations promulgated under section 504 of the federal act.","path":["Title 69","Chapter 69.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.04.410","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:10:46Z","sha256":"3518793a015ef456ff23cb407a66bc58b8eee39c6f1aa6bb086e6a7de8b9fede","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-69.04.370","next":"us-wa/rcw-69.04.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}