Section 5April 13, 1992, Sec./Art. 5

Declaration of Policy. – It shall be the duty of the State:

a) to develop and provide safety and quality standards for consumer products, including performance or use-oriented standards, codes of practice and methods of tests;

b) to assist the consumer in evaluating the quality, including safety, performance and comparative utility of consumer products;

c) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products;

d) to undertake research on quality improvement of products and investigation into causes and prevention of product related deaths, illness and injuries;

e) to assure the public of the consistency of standardized products.