Child - resistant packaging - wikipedia Child - resistant packaging A bottle of aspirin with a child - resistant cap bearing the instruction `` push down and turn to open '' Child - resistant packaging or CR packaging is special packaging used to reduce the risk of children ingesting dangerous items. This is often accomplished by the use of a special safety cap. It is required by regulation for prescription drugs, over-the - counter medications, Nicotine Containing Electronic Cigarette devices or Refill containers that can contain Nicotine EUTPD 36.7 pesticides, and household chemicals. In some jurisdictions, unit packaging such as blister packs is also regulated for child safety. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has stated in a press release that `` There is no such thing as child - proof packaging. So you should n't think of packaging as your primary line of defense. Rather, you should think of packaging, even child - resistant packaging, as your last line of defense. '' Contents 1 Background 2 Difficulty opening 3 Requirements 4 Standards 5 See also 6 References 7 General references 8 External links Background The child - resistant locking closure for containers was invented in 1967 by Dr. Henri Breault. A history of accidents involving children opening household packaging and ingesting the contents led the United States Congress to pass the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, authored by U.S. Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah. This gave the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission the authority to regulate this area. Additions throughout the decades have increased the initial coverage to include other hazardous items, including chemicals regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Coordination exists for improving international standards on requirements and protocols. Difficulty opening Child - resistant packaging can be a problem for some aged individuals or people with disabilities. Regulations require designs to be tested to verify that most adults can access the package. Some jurisdictions allow pharmacists to provide medications in non CR packages when there are no children in the same house. Requirements The regulations are based on protocols of performance tests of packages with actual children, to determine if the packages can be opened. More recently, additional package testing is used to determine if aged individuals or people with disabilities have the ability to open the same packages. Often the CR requirements are met by package closures which require two dissimilar motions for opening. Hundreds of package designs are available for packagers to consider. Standards ISO 8317 Child - resistant packaging - Requirements and testing procedures for reclosable packages. ISO 13127 Packaging -- Child resistant packaging -- Mechanical test methods for reclosable child resistant packaging systems ASTM D3475 Standard Classification for Child - Resistant Packages See also Child safety lock Childproof Package pilferage Over-the - counter drug Pharmaceutical Screw cap Tamper resistance References Jump up ^ `` The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 ''. www.legislation.gov.uk. Jump up ^ Sanbar, Shafeek S. ( 2007 ). Legal medicine. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 393. ISBN 978 - 0 - 323 - 03753 - 2. Retrieved 6 November 2010. Jump up ^ Winter, Harold ( 2005 - 05 - 01 ). Trade - offs : an introduction to economic reasoning and social issues. University of Chicago Press. p. 98. ISBN 978 - 0 - 226 - 90225 - 8. Retrieved 6 November 2010. Jump up ^ Gaunt, Michael J. ( May 2007 ). `` Child - resistant does not mean Childproof ''. Pharmacy Times. Retrieved 3 March 2009. Jump up ^ Smith, G ; Barone, S ( 16 March 2005 ). `` PPPA, Unit Packaging '' ( PDF ). CPSC. Retrieved 25 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` New National Emergency Hotline Assessed ; CPSC Joins in Launching Poison Prevention Week to Stop 30 Deaths Each Year '' ( Press release ). CPSC. Retrieved 26 March 2009. Jump up ^ `` Dr. Henri Breault ''. Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012. Jump up ^ CPSC ( February 9, 2007 ). `` Poison Prevention Packaging Information ''. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved 19 December 2008. Jump up ^ Viscusi, W. Kip ( 1995 ). Fatal tradeoffs : public and private responsibilities for risk. Oxford University Press US. p. 235. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 510293 - 2. Retrieved 6 November 2010. Jump up ^ de la Fuente, Javier. `` The use of a universal design methodology for developing child - resistant drug packaging ''. Master 's Thesis. Michigan State University. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 16. Jump up ^ de la Fuente, Javier ; Bix, Laura. `` Perceptions and attitudes of people with disabilities and older adults about child - resistant drug packaging '' ( PDF ). Journal for Patient Compliance. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2013 - 10 - 17. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 16. Jump up ^ de la Fuente, Javier ; Bix, Laura. `` User - pack interaction : Insights for Designing Inclusive Child - resistant Packaging ''. Designing Inclusive Interactions. Springer Link. pp. 89 -- 100. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ CPSC. `` Testing procedure for special packaging ''. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Jump up ^ CPSC. `` Poison Prevention Packaging ''. US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Jump up ^ Bix, Laura ; de la Fuente, Javier ; Pimple, Kenneth D. ; Kou, Eric. `` Is the test of senior friendly / child resistant packaging ethical ? ''. Health Expectations. pp. 430 -- 437. Retrieved 21 August 2015. General references Yam, K.L., `` Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology '', John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978 - 0 - 470 - 08704 - 6 Lockhart, H., and Paine, F.A., `` Packaging of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Products '', 2006, Blackie, ISBN 0 - 7514 - 0167 - 6 External links Institute of Packaging Professionals Packaging Association of Canada Jay M. Arena Papers at Duke University Medical Center Archives ( During the 1950s Arena persuaded drug companies to develop childproof safety caps for medicine bottles ) News stories and press releases : Mother pushes for childproof packaging at ToledoBlade.com, 2005 - 08 - 02 Childproof Packaging - new designs could save lives at EPSRC, 2005 - 05 - 24 Packaging General topics Active packaging Child - resistant packaging Contract packager Disposable food packaging Food packaging Luxury packaging Modified atmosphere / modified humidity packaging Package pilferage Package testing Packaging engineering Pharmaceutical packaging Reusable packaging Shelf life Sustainable packaging Tamper - evident Tamper resistance Wrap rage Containers Aerosol Container Aluminium bottle Aluminum can Ampoule Antistatic bag Bag - in - box Bags and flexible containers Barrel Beer bottle Biodegradable bag Blister pack Boil - in - Bag Bottle Box Bulk box Carboy Carton Chub Clamshell Corrugated box design Crate Disposable cup Drum Envelope Flexible intermediate bulk container Foam food container Folding carton Glass bottle Growler Insulated shipping container Intermediate bulk container Jar Jerrycan Jug Juicebox Keg Multi-pack Oyster pail Packet ( container ) Padded mailer Pail Paper bag Paper sack Plastic bag Plastic bottle Popcorn bag Retort pouch Sachet Security bag Self - heating can Self - heating food packaging Shipping container Skin pack Spray bottle Tin can Tube Unit load Vial Wooden box Materials and components Adhesive Aluminium foil Bioplastic Biodegradable plastic BoPET Bubble wrap Bung Cellophane Closure Coated paper Coating Corrugated fiberboard Corrugated plastic Cushioning Desiccant Double seam Foam peanut Glass Hot - melt adhesive Kraft paper Label Linear low - density polyethylene Liquid packaging board Low - density polyethylene Metallised film Modified atmosphere Molded pulp Nonwoven fabric Overwrap Oxygen scavenger Packaging gas Pallet Paper Paper pallet Paperboard Plastic film Plastic pallet Plastic wrap Polyester Polyethylene Polypropylene Pressure - sensitive tape Screw cap Screw cap ( wine ) Security printing Security tape Shock detector Shock and vibration data logger Shrink wrap Slip sheet Staple ( fastener ) Strapping Stretch wrap Susceptor Tear tape Temperature data logger Time temperature indicator Tinplate Velostat Processes Aseptic processing Authentication Automatic identification and data capture Blow fill seal Blow molding Calendering Canning Coating Containerization Curtain Coating Die cutting Die forming ( plastics ) Electronic article surveillance Extrusion Extrusion coating Glass production Graphic design HACCP Hermetic seal Induction sealing Injection molding Laminating Laser cutting Molding Papermaking Plastic welding Plastics extrusion Printing Quality assurance Radio - frequency identification Roll slitting Shearing ( manufacturing ) Thermoforming Track and trace Vacuum forming Ultrasonic welding Vacuum packaging Verification and validation Machinery Barcode printer Barcode reader Bottling line Calender Can seamer Cartoning machine Case sealer Check weigher Conveyor system Extended core stretch wrapper Filler Heat gun Heat sealer Industrial robot Injection molding machine Label printer applicator Lineshaft roller conveyor Logistics automation Material handling equipment Mechanical brake stretch wrapper Multihead weigher Orbital stretch wrapping Palletizer Rotary wheel blow molding systems Shrink tunnel Staple gun Tape dispenser Turntable stretch wrapper Vertical form fill sealing machine Environment, post-use Biodegradation Environmental engineering Glass recycling Industrial ecology Life - cycle assessment Litter Paper recycling Plastic recycling Recycling Reusable packaging Reverse logistics Source reduction Sustainable packaging Waste management Child safety devices Baby monitor Child harness Child safety lock Child safety seat Childproofing Child - resistant packaging Infant bed Kiddy Bag Playpen Pool fence School bus crossing arm Toddler bed Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Child-resistant_packaging&oldid=799288755 '' Categories : Packaging Child safety Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 September 2017, at 20 : 09. 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Question: who invented child safety caps on medicine bottles
Answer: Dr. Henri Breault