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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 109980

General Provisions and Definitions

Known as the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law

The act spans §§ 109875–111929 (490 sections).

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6

“New drug” means either of the following:

(a) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug is not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling or advertising thereof.

(b) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug, as a result of investigations to determine its safety and effectiveness for use under these conditions, has become so recognized, but that has not, otherwise than in the investigations, been used to a material extent or for a material time under the conditions.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.