Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 205 - PRODUCT SAFETY › Subchapter B - FLAMMABILITY RULES › Section 205.25 - Labeling Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General
				  requirements.
(1) The signal word, the
				  statement of the principal hazard or hazards, and instructions to read
				  carefully any cautionary information that may be placed elsewhere on the label
				  shall appear together on the main panel of the label. Such information shall be
				  placed together and distinctively apart from other wording or designs. The
				  necessary prominence shall be achieved by placement within the borders of a
				  square or rectangle with or without a borderline, and by use of suitable
				  contrasts with the background achieved by distinctive typography or color, and
				  by both color and typography when needed.
(2) If the product is "extremely flammable"
				  as defined in §
											205.23 of
				  this title (relating to Classes of Substances), the labeling shall also include
				  in conjunction with the word "danger" the words "extremely flammable." The word
				  "danger" is considered a signal word as that term is used in paragraph (1) of
				  this subsection.
(3) The signal
				  word and statement of hazard shall be in capital letters. The size of the
				  signal word (including the word "danger" is required) shall be of a size
				  bearing a reasonable relationship to the other type on the main panel, but
				  shall not be less than 18 point type, and the size of the statement of hazard
				  shall not be less than 12 point type, unless the label space on the container
				  is too small to accommodate such type size. When the size of the label space
				  requires a reduction in typesize, the reduction shall be made to a size no
				  smaller than is necessary and in no event to a size smaller than six point
				  type.
(4) All the items of label
				  information required by the Act, §2, (or by regulations prescribing
				  additional information under §
											205.24 of
				  this title (relating to Children's Clothing) and this section) may appear on
				  the main panel; but if they do not, all such items not required by paragraph
				  (1) of this subsection to appear on the main panel shall be placed together in
				  a distinctive place elsewhere on the label with adequate contrast achieved by
				  typography, color, or layout except that the name and place of business of the
				  manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller may appear separately on the same
				  or on a different panel. The type size used shall bear a reasonable
				  relationship to the printing on the panel involved and shall be no smaller than
				  10 point unless the available label space requires reductions, in which event
				  it shall be reduced no smaller than six point type unless because of small
				  label space an exemption has been granted under the Act, §5(a).
(5) Collapsible metal tubes containing
				  hazardous flammable substances shall be labeled so that all items of label
				  information required by the Act, §2, or by regulations prescribing
				  additional information shall appear as close to the dispensing end of the
				  container as possible. The size, placement, and conspicuousness of these
				  statements shall conform with paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of this
				  subsection.
(6) Unpackaged
				  hazardous substances intended or in a form suitable for use in or around a
				  household or by children shall be labeled so that all items of information
				  required by the Act or by regulations in this part shall appear upon the
				  article itself. In instances where such labeling is impracticable because of
				  the size or nature of the article, the required cautionary labeling must be
				  displayed by means of a tag or other suitable material that is securely affixed
				  to the article so that the labeling will remain attached throughout conditions
				  of merchandising and distribution to the ultimate consumer. The size,
				  placement, and conspicuousness of these statements shall conform with
				  paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this subsection.