[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1401.2]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
   PART 1401--SELF PRESSURIZED CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS:
 
Sec. 1401.2  Purpose.

    Chlorofluorocarbons are used as propellants in self-pressurized 
containers of a variety of products subject to the

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Commission's jurisdiction. Scientific research has indicated that 
chlorofluorocarbons may pose a risk of depletion of ozone in the 
stratosphere. The stratospheric ozone shield is of great importance in 
protecting life on earth from shortwave ultra-violet rays of the sun. 
Ozone depletion allows more of these rays to reach the earth, and the 
consequences include a possibility of a significant increase in human 
skin cancer and other effects of unknown magnitude on man, animals, and 
plants. Chlorofluorocarbon release may also cause climatic change, both 
by reducing stratospheric ozone and by increasing infrared absorption in 
the atmosphere. The Commission believes that the requirements of this 
part 1401 will enable consumers to make a conscious choice of whether to 
use products that contain chlorofluorocarbon propellants. The Commission 
also believes that these requirements are necessary in order to carry 
out the purposes of the Consumer Product Safety Act of (a) helping to 
protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with 
consumer products and (b) assisting consumers in evaluating the 
comparative safety of consumer products.