tablish or continue in effect under any authority restric-
tions with respect to the ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling of cov-
ered products that are not identical to the restrictions 
under this section. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMBINED
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘com-
bined product’’ means two or more products sold in 
shared retail packaging, of which— 
(A) at least one of the products is a cov-
ered product; and 
(B) at least one of the products is another 
consumer product intended to be used in com-
bination with such covered product. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a manufacturer, wholesaler, supplier, or 
retailer that is responsible for the labeling or retail 
packaging of a covered product that is sold or of-
fered for sale in the United States. 
(4) COVERED PRODUCT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
product’’ means a premoistened, nonwoven dis-
posable wipe sold or offered for retail sale— 
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(i) that is marketed as a baby wipe or 
diapering wipe; or 
(ii) that is a household or personal 
care wipe (including wipes described in 
subparagraph (B)) that— 
(I) is composed entirely, or in 
part, of petrochemical-derived fibers; 
and 
(II) has significant potential to 
be flushed. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The wipes described in 
this subparagraph are— 
(i) antibacterial wipes and disinfecting 
wipes; 
(ii) wipes intended for general purpose 
cleaning or bathroom cleaning, including 
toilet cleaning and hard surface cleaning; 
and 
(iii) wipes intended for personal care 
use on the body, including hand sanitizing, 
makeup removal, feminine hygiene, adult 
hygiene (including incontinence hygiene), 
and body cleansing. 
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(5) HIGH
CONTRAST.—The term ‘‘high con-
trast’’ means, with respect to the symbol or label no-
tice, that such symbol or label notice— 
(A) is either light on a solid dark back-
ground or dark on a solid light background; and 
(B) has a contrast percentage of at least 
70 percent between such symbol or label notice 
and the background, using the formula (B1 - 
B2) / B1 * 100 = contrast percentage, where 
B1 is the light reflectance value of the lighter 
area and B2 is the light reflectance value of the 
darker area. 
(6) LABEL NOTICE.—The term ‘‘label notice’’ 
means the written phrase ‘‘Do Not Flush’’. 
(7) PRINCIPAL
DISPLAY
PANEL.—The term 
‘‘principal display panel’’ means the side of a prod-
uct package that is most likely to be displayed, pre-
sented, or shown under customary conditions of dis-
play for retail sale, and— 
(A) in the case of a cylindrical or near-cy-
lindrical package, the surface area of which 
constitutes at least 40 percent of the product 
package, as measured by multiplying the height 
by the circumference of the package; or 
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(B) in the case of a flexible film package 
in which a rectangular prism or near-rectan-
gular prism stack of wipes is housed within the 
film, the surface area of which is measured by 
multiplying the length by the width of the side 
of the package when the flexible packaging film 
is pressed flat against the stack of wipes on all 
sides of the stack. 
(8) SYMBOL.—The term ‘‘symbol’’ means the 
‘‘Do Not Flush’’ symbol, as depicted in the Guide-
lines for Assessing the Flushability of Disposable 
Nonwoven Products (Edition 4; May 2018) pub-
lished by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics 
Industry (INDA) and the European Disposables 
And Nonwovens Association (EDANA), or an other-
wise identical symbol depicting an individual of an-
other gender. 
Æ 
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