[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1304.2]

[Page 381]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1304--BAN OF CONSUMER PATCHING COMPOUNDS CONTAINING RESPIRABLE 
FREE-FORM ASBESTOS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1304.2  Purpose.

    The purpose of this rule is to ban consumer patching compounds 
containing intentionally added respirable, free-form asbestos. These 
products present an unreasonable risk of injury due to inhalation of 
fibers which increase the risk of developing cancer, including lung 
cancer and mesothelioma, diseases which have been demonstrated to be 
caused by exposure to asbestos fibers.