Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent agency, controls the packaging, labeling, and distribution of a broad range of toys, clothes, electronics, and otlier products. 

EPA regulations also limit lead in drinking water to 0.015 milligrams per liter (mg/L). The 1988 Lead Contamination Control Act requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), EPA, and the states to recall or repair water coolers containing lead. This law also requires new coolers to be lead-free. In addition, drinking water in schools must be tested for lead, and the sources of lead in this water must be removed. 

Leaders of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC Bethesda, MD) have voted unanimously to deny a petition by environmental groups to ban the use of phthalates in soft PVC plastic toys intended for children aged five and younger. The three CPSC commissioners finalised 2002 recommendations last week that were submitted by the agency s staff following live years of study. The decision validates in particular the use of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), the primary plasticiser in PVC toys, ACC says. CPSC released a report in 2002... 

The DOT has established slandards for the packaging and labeling of hazardous materials offered for shipment by public transportation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has set standards for... 

Quantitative risk assessments have been performed on a variety of flame-retardants used both in upholstered furniture fabric and foam. The National Research Council performed a quantitative risk assessment on 16 chemicals (or chemical classes) identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The results were published in 2000.88 The 16 flame-retardants included in this NRC study were HBCD, deca-BDE, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, zinc borate, calcium and zinc molybdates, antimony trioxide, antimony pentoxide and sodium antimonate, ammonium polyphosphates, phosphonic acid, (3- [hydroxymethyl]amino -3-oxopropyl)-dimethylester, organic phosphonates, tris (monochloropropyl) phosphate, tris (l,3-dichloropropyl-2) phosphate, aromatic phosphate plasticisers, tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) hydronium salts, and chlorinated paraffins. The conclusions of the assessment was that the following flame-retardants can be used on residential furniture with minimal risk, even under worst-case assumptions ... 

CFR 1610 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Fabric at 45° angle to flame for 1 s. For general apparel. 

Talc has been used in the manufacture of crayons for many years. Recently, it was reported in the U.S. press that tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, and chrysotile were detected in some crayons at concentrations ranging from 0.03% to 2.86% (CPSC 2000). In response, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC 2000) examined crayons from several U.S. manufacturers to determine whether asbestos was present. Trace amounts of anthophyllite asbestos were found in some of the crayons. The CPSC (2000) concluded that the risk that children would be exposed to fibers through inhalation or ingestion of talc-containing crayons is extremely low, but recommended that, as a precaution, crayons should not contain these fibers. The manufacturers have agreed to reformulate their crayons using substitute materials (CPSC 2000). 

The term soap thus has two meanings. The first is the FDA s definition, which is used for legal purposes. The second is the generic sense, whereby soaps may refer to cleansing products that may not meet the specifics of FDA s definition. Such products must, therefore, be labeled as cosmetics. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) handle the regulatory control for soaps. 

The USP is not the only body setting standards for drug packaging. In addition to the information contained in the USP, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) set packaging guidelines and regulations. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission. Law Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials Including Children s Art and Drawing Products. Consumer Product Safety Commission - CPSC Document 5016. 

In 1985, the EPA concluded that the benefits of CCA-treated wood far outweighed any risks. The EPA estabhshed modest use precautions, which the treating industry agreed to disseminate in a voluntary consumer-awareness program. The actual exposure levels to arsenic in CCA are considered to be minuscule. In 1990, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) measured dislodgeable arsenic in eight samples of CCA-treated wood. In five of the samples, the amount was undetectable. 

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