[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1700.1]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1700_POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1700.1  Definitions.




Sec.  
1700.1 Definitions.
1700.2 Authority.
1700.3 Establishment of standards for special packaging.
1700.4 Effective date of standards.
1700.5 Noncomplying package requirements.
1700.14 Substances requiring special packaging.
1700.15 Poison prevention packaging standards.
1700.20 Testing procedure for special packaging.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1471-76. Secs. 1700.1 and 1700.14 also issued 
under 15 U.S.C. 2079(a).

    Source: 38 FR 21247, Aug. 7, 1973, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) As used in this part:
    (1) Act means the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 
91-601, 84 Stat. 1670-74; 15 U.S.C. 1471-75), enacted December 30, 1970.
    (2) Commission means the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
established by section 4 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (86 Stat. 
1210; 15 U.S.C. 2053).
    (3) Dietary supplement means any vitamin and/or mineral preparation 
offered in tablet, capsule, wafer, or other similar uniform unit form; 
in powder, granule, flake, or liquid form; or in the physical form of a 
conventional food but which is not a conventional food; and which 
purports or is represented to be for special dietary use by humans to 
supplement their diets by increasing the total dietary intake of one or 
more of the essential vitamins and/or minerals.
    (b) Except for the definition of ``Secretary,'' which is obsolete, 
the definitions given in section 2 of the act are applicable to this 
part and are repeated herein for convenience as follows:
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) Household substance means any substance which is customarily 
produced or distributed for sale for consumption or use, or customarily 
stored, by individuals in or about the household and which is:
    (i) A hazardous substance as that term is defined in section 2(f) of 
the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(f));
    (ii) A food, drug, or cosmetic as those terms are defined in section 
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321); or
    (iii) A substance intended for use as fuel when stored in a portable 
container and used in the heating, cooking, or refrigeration system of a 
house.
    (3) Package means the immediate container or wrapping in which any 
household substance is contained for consumption, use, or storage by 
individuals in or about the household and, for purposes of section 
4(a)(2) of the act, also means any outer container or wrapping used in 
the retail display of any such substance to consumers. ``Package'' does 
not include:
    (i) Any shipping container or wrapping used solely for the 
transportation of any household substance in bulk or in quantity to 
manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail 
distributors thereof; or
    (ii) Any shipping container or outer wrapping used by retailers to 
ship or deliver any household substance to consumers unless it is the 
only such container or wrapping.
    (4) Special packaging means packaging that is designed or 
constructed to be significantly difficult for children under 5 years of 
age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance 
contained therein within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal 
adults to use properly, but does not mean packaging which all such 
children cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a 
reasonable time.
    (5) Labeling means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic 
matter upon any household substance or

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its package, or accompanying such substance.

(Pub. L. 92-573, Sec.  30(a), 86 Stat. 1231; (15 U.S.C. 2079(a)))

[38 FR 21247, Aug. 7, 1973, as amended at 41 FR 22266, June 2, 1976; 48 
FR 57480, Dec. 30, 1983]