Regulation consumer product safety

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, part 1500, Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulation, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Washington,... 

Code of Federal Regulations Tide 16, part 1700, Consumer Product Safety Commission, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 

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. 

CPSC. 1977a. Ban of lead-containing products bearing lead-containing paint. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Code of Federal Regulations. 16 CFR 1303. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 18 28, 86 21 568 ink regulation under, 14 333 Consumer products... 

Toys sold in the USA are regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the Code of Federal Regulations covers the toy safety standards. In addition, there are a voluntary set of standards established by the American Society for Testing Materials. This article visits a laboratory that helps test new toys, Specialized Technology Resources Inc., and discovers what some of the tests involve. 

The labels which are the subject of this paper are those to be put on products to let the user know how to handle them safely and correctly. It covers the regulations issued by three different US government agencies the Department of Labour, the Department of Transportation and the Consumer Product Safety Commission US,DEPT.OF LABOR US,DEPT.OF TRANSPORTATION US,CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION... 

The use of all arsenic compounds -- including realgar - is prohibited in "common fireworks" (the type purchased by individuals) by regulations of the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [121. 

CFR 1610, Title 16, Commercial Practices, Chapter II, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Part 1610, Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations, U.S. Federal Government, Washington, DC. 

The EU Risk Assessment ( Council Regulation [EEC] 793/93 of 23 March 1993 )39 is well recognized as being the leading independent, transparent, and science-based system for assessing chemicals and substances in everyday use.40 The Consumer Products Safety Quality (CPS Q) Unit, formerly known as European Chemicals Bureau (ECB), is part of the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP), which is one of the seven scientific institutes in the European Commission s Joint Research Center (JRC).41 The CPS Q is responsible for managing the risk assessment process. As will be discussed in further detail in Section 22.2.2.4.4, the EU Risk Assessment process was revoked on June 1, 2008 and replaced by the REACH Directive. 

The requirements in 16 CFR Parts 1000-1799 contain the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Hazardous Substances Act that are designed to ensure consumer safety. Although these regulations primarily concern the final plastic products to customers, colorant and additive formulators are required to ensure these products, when used in the customer s final commercial product, will meet these regulatory requirements. Among these requirements are constituency limits for certain hazardous ingredients (such as toxic metals) and product flammability criteria. 

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. 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which regulates child-resistant packaging for household substances, requires such packaging for any oral iron product that contains 250 mg or more iron per container. In addition, the FDA s proposed regulations would require manufacturers to wrap iron tablets and capsules containing more than 30 mg per dosage unit in individual units, such as in blister packs. 

Statutory Instmment (SI) 1989 No. 2233. Consumer Protection The Consumer Products (Safety) Regulations 1989. London HMSO, 1989. 

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