Md. Code, Envir. § 9-1902
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session, chs. 2--407, effective on or before 7/1/2024
Section 9-1902 - Prohibited acts(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: (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%.(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A-623 shall be considered a single packaging component.(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.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 139, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 138, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.