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. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-2(a), (b).]
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