Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6-1

  • Cosmetic: means (1) articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and (2) articles intended for use as a component of any such articles. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Device: means instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, including their components, parts, and accessories, intended (1) for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Drug: means (1) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Federal Act: means the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Title 21, U. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • Food: means (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals (2) chewing gum and (3) articles used for components of any such article. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
If the definition or standard of identity, purity, quality, or strength of a particular food, drug, cosmetic or device has not been fixed by any law of this State, but such definition or standard has been or may hereafter be established under the Federal Act, the State Department of Health may adopt the definition or standard so established and published.

If such definition or standard shall be changed at any time by the agency administering the Federal Act, after the adoption of the definition or standard, it shall not continue in effect in this State after such change has become operative.

Amended by L.1939, c. 320, p. 786, s. 31, eff. Jan. 1, 1940; L.1966, c. 74, s. 11, eff. June 14, 1966.