15 U.S.C. § 1471 : US Code - Section 1471: Definitions

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1471 : US Code - Section 1471: Definitions

For the purpose of this Act -
(1) The term "Commission" means the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
(2) The term "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 -
(A) a hazardous substance as that term is defined in section
1261(f) of this title;
(B) a food, drug, or cosmetic as those terms are defined in
section 321 of title 21; or
(C) 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) The term "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 1473(a)(2) of this title, also means any outer
container or wrapping used in the retail display of any such
substance to consumers. Such term does not include -
(A) 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
(B) 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) The term "special packaging" means packaging that is designed
or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under
five 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) The term "labeling" means all labels and other written,
printed, or graphic matter (A) upon any household substance or its
package, or (B) accompanying such substance.
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