Poison Prevention Packaging Act

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The Poison Prevention Packaging Act is a U.S. federal law that requires child-resistant packaging for certain household substances to reduce the risk of accidental poisoning in children.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
consumer protection law ⓘ
addressesRisk poisoning from certain chemical products ⓘ
poisoning from household cleaning products ⓘ
poisoning from medications ⓘ
appliesTo certain over-the-counter drugs ⓘ
hazardous household chemicals ⓘ
household substances ⓘ
prescription drugs ⓘ
some dietary supplements ⓘ
authorizes CPSC to issue packaging regulations ⓘ
exemptions for products when child-resistant packaging is not feasible ⓘ
complianceRequiredFor importers of covered products ⓘ
manufacturers of covered products ⓘ
packagers of covered products ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines child-resistant packaging performance standards ⓘ
testing procedures for child-resistant packaging ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
enforcementAction civil fines for violations ⓘ
injunctive relief against violators ⓘ
product recalls for noncompliant packaging ⓘ
focusesOn accidental ingestion of hazardous substances by children ⓘ
hasEffect reduction in pediatric poisoning incidents from covered substances ⓘ
hasImpactOn household chemical product packaging ⓘ
pharmaceutical packaging industry ⓘ
implementationMechanism civil penalties for noncompliance ⓘ
mandatory packaging standards ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalArea product safety law ⓘ
public health law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
policyType injury prevention policy ⓘ
primaryGoal prevention of accidental poisoning in children ⓘ
reduction of morbidity and mortality from household poisonings ⓘ
purpose to allow normal adult use of packaged products ⓘ
to make it difficult for children to open containers of hazardous substances ⓘ
regulates packaging design for certain toxic substances ⓘ
packaging of controlled substances in the home ⓘ
relatedTo Consumer Product Safety Act ⓘ
Federal Hazardous Substances Act ⓘ
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ
requires child-resistant packaging ⓘ
special packaging standards for covered substances ⓘ
safetyStandardType performance-based packaging standard ⓘ
shortName PPPA ⓘ
targetPopulation children under five years of age ⓘ

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Consumer Product Safety Commission → legalMandate → Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ
Title 21 of the United States Code → contains → Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 → amends → Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ
Federal Hazardous Substances Act → amendedBy → Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 ⓘ
linked to: Poison Prevention Packaging Act
Federal Hazardous Substances Act → relatedTo → Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ