Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 882 - DESIGNATION of Bisphenol A AS A PRIORITY CHEMICAL AND REGULATION OF BISPHENOL A in Children's Products › Section 096-882-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For terms not defined in this chapter, the definitions found
				  in 06-096 CMR Chapter 880, Regulation of Chemical Use in Children's Products,
				  section
				  1 apply. The following terms, as used
				  in this chapter, have the following meanings:
A.
Baby food.
"Baby food" means
				a prepared solid food consisting of a soft paste or an easily chewed food that
				is intended for consumption by children two years of age or younger and is
				commercially available.
B.
Bisphenol A or BPA.
"Bisphenol A" or "BPA" means a chemical
				compound having a CA (Chemical Abstract) Index Name of "Phenol,
				4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-" a chemical formula of
				C15H16O2
				and a CAS RN (Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number) of 80-05-7.
C.
Child care article.
"Child
				care article" means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer
				to facilitate sleep or the feeding of children age 3 and younger, or to help
				such children with sucking or teething.
D.
Exposure or exposed.
"Exposure or exposed" in reference to a priority chemical means that a person
				is subjected in the course of daily life to a priority chemical from a product
				that enters the body in any quantity from any route of entry, including but not
				limited to inhalation, ingestion, skin contact or absorption.
E.
Food and beverage packaging.
"Food and beverage packaging" means containers, packaging, and packaging
				materials that contain and/or protect processed and raw foods and beverages at
				the point of sale. "Food and beverage packaging" does not include containers
				intended for storage or preparation of food that do not contain food or
				beverage when sold or purchased.
F.
Infant formula.
"Infant formula" means a liquid that purports to
				be or is represented for special dietary use solely as a food for infants by
				reason of its simulation of human milk or its suitability as a complete or
				partial substitute for human milk.
G.
Reusable food or beverage
				container.
"Reusable food or beverage container" means a container with
				a lid, cover, cap or nipple that is manufactured or intended for storing,
				carrying or transporting food or beverages, including, but not limited to, baby
				bottles, spill-proof cups, sports bottles and thermoses. "Reusable food or
				beverage container" does not include a receptacle that contains food or
				beverage when sold or purchased.
H.
Tableware.
"Tableware" means reusable or disposable dishes,
				utensils and other articles used in setting a table and/or serving a meal.
				"Tableware" includes but is not limited to: plates, bowls, cups/glasses,
				spoons, knives and forks.
I.
Toy.
"Toy" means a consumer product designed or intended by the
				manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when
				the child plays. "Toy" does not include helmets, masks, goggles or other
				personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury
				during sports and recreation activities.