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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1472', '§ 1472', '§ 1471', '§ 1471', '§ 1471', '§ 1473', '§ 1472', '§ 1472', '§ 1472', '§ 1471', 'art 1700', '§ 1700', '§ 1700']

Consumer Product Safety: pppa03 | Over The Counter Drug | Packaging And Labeling
Overview of the Act and Implementing Regulations
Asst. General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the CPSC staff, have not been reviewed or approved by, and may not necessarily reflect the views of, the Commission.
Purpose of PPPA
To protect children from serious personal injury or serious illness resulting from handling, using or ingesting hazardous household substances.
15 U.S.C. § 1472(a)(1)
• Issue regulations requiring special packaging for household substances
• 15 U.S.C. § 1472(a)
– significantly difficult for children <5 to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance within a reasonable time
• Adult (Senior) Friendly
– not difficult for normal adults to use properly
15 U.S.C. § 1471(4)
• Customarily produced or distributed for sale for consumption or use, or customarily stored, by individuals in or about the household, and which are
– hazardous substances as defined by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA); – foods, drugs, or cosmetics as defined by the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&CA); or 5
Household Substance (continued)
– substances intended for use as fuel when stored in a portable container and used in the heating, cooking, or refrigeration system of a house.
15 U.S.C. § 1471(2)
• The child-resistance requirements apply to the immediate container or wrapping.
15 U.S.C. § 1471(3)
PPPA Section 4
• The Act contains provisions to ensure that elderly or handicapped individuals unable to use special packaging can obtain regular packaging • Section 4 allows for limited use of non-complying packaging to achieve this
15 U.S.C. § 1473
PPPA Section 4 (continued)
• Manufacturer may supply non-prescription substance in a single non-complying size package unless prohibited by regulation • Physician can specify non-CR packaging in prescription • Patient can request non-CR packaging when filling prescription
PPPA Rulemaking
• special packaging is required to protect children from serious personal injury or serious illness resulting from handling, using, or ingesting household substances. • special packaging is technically feasible, practicable, and appropriate for those substances.
15 U.S.C. § 1472(a)
PPPA Rulemaking (Continued)
The Commission must consider: • Reasonableness of the standard • Available scientific, medical, and engineering data • Manufacturing practices of affected industry • Nature and use of the substance
15 U.S.C. § 1472(b)
• Cannot prescribe specific packaging designs, product content, package quantity, or (with one exception) labeling
15 U.S.C. § 1472(d)
• Can prohibit packaging that is “unnecessarily attractive” to children
• Not sooner than 180 days unless Commission finds it is in the public interest. • Not later than 1 year • Applies to products packaged on or after effective date
15 U.S.C. § 1471n
PPPA Regulations
• Specific criteria for child-resistance and ease of proper use by adults • Packaging must function effectively for life of product • Substance packaged must not interfere with the proper functioning of the package
16 CFR Part 1700
Substances at 16 CFR § 1700.14(a)
acetaminophen aspirin controlled drugs dibucaine diphenhydramine ibuprofen iron-containing drugs and dietary supplements • ketoprofen • • • • • • • • • • • • • • lidocaine loperamide methyl salicylate minoxidil mouthwash naproxen oral prescription drugs • OTC switched drugs
(continued) • • • • • • • • Ethylene glycol Fluoride Furniture polish Glue removers containing acetonitrile Hydrocarbons Kindling and/or illuminating preparations Methacrylic acid Methyl alcohol • Permanent wave neutralizer containing sodium or potassium bromate • Sodium and Potassium hydroxide • Solvents for paint or other coating material • Sulfuric acid • Turpentine
Products not subject to the PPPA requirements
• Not customarily used in/around the household • Specifically exempted at 16 CFR § 1700.14(a) • Bulk packages of drugs sold to pharmacies that will be repackaged by pharmacist before being dispensed • Bulk chemicals sold to industry • Containers of 5 gallons or more (unless otherwise indicated in a regulation)
PPPA Rulemaking Example
Childhood injuries from artificial nail primer cosmetic products
Woolf A., and Shaw J. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Jan;152(1):41-6
• • • • • • • Toxicologist Laboratory Chemist Packaging Engineer Human Factors Specialist Epidemiologist Economist Compliance Officer
Information for Commission
• A briefing package addressing the findings and presenting a staff recommendation was developed for the Commission’s consideration
- November 23, 1998
• Commission votes to commence rulemaking • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) published in the Federal Register
– 63 FR 71800 (December 30, 1998) – Copies of NPR sent to interested parties
• Liquid household products containing more than 5% methacrylic acid in a single package • Pen-like markers exempt if there is no free liquid in the device and methacrylic acid emerges only from tip of device
• 75-day comment period (NAFTA)
March 15, 1999 - 5 comments received
• Staff addressed comments and sent additional information to Commission.
•Commission votes to issue a final rule •No changes from the proposed rule language •Final Rule published in the Federal Register
- 64 FR 32799
• Rule became effective 1 year after publication
- June 19, 2000
• Conformance monitoring • Recall of acrylic nail primer product
(72,000 bottles)
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml04/04066.html
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