Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

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Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

This part shall be known as the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this part.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Advertisement” means any representations, including, but not limited to, statements upon the products, its packages, cartons, and any other container, disseminated in any manner or by any means, for the purpose of inducing, or that is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase or use of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic.

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.

“Antibiotic drug” means any drug , except drugs for use in animals other than humans, composed in whole or in part of any form of penicillin, streptomycin, chlortetracycline chloramphenicol, bacitracin, or any other drug intended for human use containing any quantity of any chemical substance that is produced by micro-organisms, and that has the capacity to inhibit or destroy micro-organisms in dilute solution, including a chemically synthesized equivalent, or any derivative thereof.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Color additive” means a substance that satisfies both of the following requirements:

(a)It is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of identity, from a vegetable, animal, mineral, or other source.
(b)When added or applied to a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or to the human body or any part

of the body, it is capable, alone or through reaction with any other substance, of imparting color to the food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or to the human body or the part of the human body, to which it is added or applied.

The term “color additive” does not include any material that the department, by regulation, determines is used, or intended to be used, solely for a purpose or purposes other than coloring.

The term “color,” as used in this section, includes black, white, and intermediate grays.

This section does not apply to any pesticide chemical, soil, or plant nutrient, or other agricultural chemical, solely because of its effect in aiding, retarding, or otherwise affecting, directly or indirectly, the growth or other natural physiological process of produce of the soil and thereby affecting its color, whether before or after harvest.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Cosmetic” means any article, or its components, intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to, the human body, or any part of the human body, for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.

The term “cosmetic” does not include soap.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Counterfeit”, as used in respect to any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, means a food, drug, device, or cosmetic that bears or whose package or labeling bears, without authorization, the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness or trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor, other than the actual manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor, or that falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to have been packed or

distributed by, the other manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Director” means the State Director of Health Services.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Device” means any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including any component, part, or accessory, that is any of the following:

(a)Recognized in the official National Formulary or the United States Pharmacopoeia, or any supplement to them.
(b)Intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other condition, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment,

or prevention of disease in humans or any other animal.

(c)Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or any other animal and that does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of humans or other animals and that is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of any of its principal intended purposes.

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 160. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2017.

(a)“Drug” means any of the following:
(1)An article recognized in an official compendium.
(2)An article used or intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings or any other animal.
(3)An article other than food, that is used or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of human beings or any other animal.
(4)An article used or intended for use as a component of an article designated in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.
(b)The term “drug” does not include any device.
(c)Any food for which a claim (as described in Sections 403(r)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)(1)(B)) and 403(r)(3) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)(3)) or Sections 403(r)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)(1)(B)) and 403(r)(5)(D) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)(5)(D)) of the federal act), is made in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)) of the federal act, is not a drug under subdivision (b) solely because the label or labeling contains such a claim.
(d)Cannabis product, including any cannabis product intended for external use, is not a drug.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Federal act” means the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.).

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.

“Food” means either of the following:

(a)Any article used or intended for use for food, drink, confection, condiment, or chewing gum by man or other animal.
(b)Any article used or intended for use as a component of any article designated in subdivision (a).

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Food additive” means any substance, the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in the substance becoming a component of the food or otherwise affecting characteristics of the food. This includes any substance or radiation source intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding any food.

The term “food additive” does not include any of the following:

(a)A pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity.
(b)A pesticide chemical that is used, or intended for use, in the production, storage, or transportation of any raw agricultural commodity.
(c)A color additive.
(d)Any substance used in accordance with a sanction or approval granted prior to the enactment of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 (72 Stat. 1784), pursuant to the federal act; the Poultry Products Inspection Act (71 Stat. 441; 21 U.S.C. Sec. 451 et seq.); the Meat Inspection Act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260), as amended and extended (21 U.S.C. Sec. 71 et seq.); or the Food and Agricultural Code of this state.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Food and drug inspector” means any authorized agent of the Bureau of Food and Drug of the department, who shall have the powers set forth in Section 106500.

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. (AB 1616) Effective January 1, 2013.

“Food processing facility” means any facility operated for the purposes of manufacturing, packing, or holding processed food. Food processing facility does not include a food facility as defined in Section 113785, a cottage food operation that is registered or has a permit pursuant to Section 114365, or any facility exclusively storing, handling, or processing dried beans.

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 837, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2001.

(a)“Home medical device retail facility” is an area, place, or premises, other than a licensed pharmacy, in and from which prescription devices, home medical devices, or home medical device services are sold, fitted, or dispensed pursuant to prescription. “Home medical device retail facility” includes, but is not limited to, any area or place in which prescription devices, home medical devices, or home medical device services are stored, possessed, prepared, manufactured, or repackaged, and from which the prescription devices, home

medical devices, and home medical device services are furnished, sold, or dispensed at retail.

(b)“Home medical device retail facility” shall not include any area in a facility licensed by the department where floor supplies, ward supplies, operating room supplies, or emergency room supplies of prescription devices are stored or possessed solely for treatment of patients registered for treatment in the facility or for treatment of patients receiving emergency care in the facility.
(c)“Home medical device retail facility” shall not include any area of a home health agency licensed under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725) of, or a hospice licensed under Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 1745) of Division 2 where the supplies specified in subdivision (c) of Section 4057 of the Business and Professions Code are stored or possessed solely for treatment of patients by a

licensed home health agency or licensed hospice, as long as all prescription devices are furnished to these patients only upon the prescription or order of health care practitioners authorized to prescribe or order home medical devices or who use home medical devices or who use home medical devices to treat their patients.

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 728, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2002.

(a)“Home medical device services” means the delivery, installation, maintenance, replacement of, or instruction in the use of, home medical devices used by a sick or disabled individual to allow the individual to be maintained in a residence.
(b)“Home medical device” means a device intended for use in a home care setting including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Oxygen delivery systems

and prefilled cylinders.

(2)Ventilators.
(3)Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices (CPAP).
(4)Respiratory disease management devices.
(5)Hospital beds and commodes.
(6)Electronic and computer driven wheelchairs and seating systems.
(7)Apnea monitors.
(8)Low air loss continuous pressure management devices.
(9)Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) units.
(10)Prescription devices.
(11)Disposable medical supplies including, but not limited to, incontinence supplies as defined in Section 14125.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(12)In vitro diagnostic tests.
(13)Any other similar device as defined in regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The term “home medical device” does not include any of the following:
(1)Devices used or dispensed in the normal course of treating patients by hospitals and nursing facilities, other than devices delivered or dispensed by a separate unit or subsidiary corporation of a hospital or nursing facility or agency that is in the business of delivering home medical devices to an individual’s residence.
(2)Prosthetics and orthotics.
(3)Automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
(4)Devices provided through a physician’s office incident to a physician’s service.
(5)Devices provided by a licensed pharmacist that are used to administer drugs that can be dispensed only by a licensed pharmacist.
(6)Enteral and parenteral devices provided by a licensed pharmacist.

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

“Immediate container” does not include any package liner.

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 101. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.

“Infant formula” shall have the same definition as that term is used in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 321(z)). The department shall review all changes to the federal definition of “infant formula” before those changes are incorporated by reference pursuant to this section. Within six months after the effective date of any changes to the federal definition, the department shall complete its review

of the changes, and post a report on its Internet Web site that describes the changes and makes a recommendation as to whether it is appropriate to incorporate the changes by reference pursuant to this section. Any change to the federal definition shall take effect pursuant to this section one year after the effective date of the federal change, unless a law that specifically prohibits the change from taking effect is enacted and becomes effective.

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