Hydrocarbon Spray Product CR Packaging Review On CPSC Agenda
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is planning to review a new test method to determine the applicability of cautionary labeling and child-resistant packaging for hydrocarbon-containing aerosol/trigger/pump spray products that expel their contents in a stream, according to the agency
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is planning to review a new test method to determine the applicability of cautionary labeling and child-resistant packaging for hydrocarbon-containing aerosol/trigger/pump spray products that expel their contents in a stream, according to the agency. CPSC staff is preparing a briefing package for commissioners outlining the quantitative test method that may be used to "identify those hydrocarbon-containing products that pose an aspiration hazard," CPSC says in its 1 semi-annual regulatory agenda published in the May 13 Federal Register. The review would supplement a CPSC final rule requiring CR packaging for household products, including cosmetics and drugs, containing 10% or more hydrocarbons by weight with a viscosity of less than 100 Saybolt Universal Seconds at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (2 'The Rose Sheet' Nov. 12, 2001, In Brief). Published last fall, the rule goes into is effect Oct. 25. The commission's packaging review will not address aerosol/trigger/pump sprays that release product in a mist. Stream products were included in the proposed version of the CPSC reg but were exempted in the final rule due to industry comments questioning the definition of "stream." At that time, CPSC said it would address the "stream" versus "mist" issue in a subsequent proceeding. The rule also excludes aerosol products and those pump- or trigger-activated products that have a permanently-attached spray mechanism. Attachments that are not permanent must be child-resistant. In the rule, CPSC notes "potential coverage of aerosols, pump and trigger sprayers will be addressed separately in a future proceeding." The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association had argued prior to publication of the rule that aerosol dispensers should not be included because they deliver only a "limited, pre-measured volume of product" (3 (Also see "CPSC review of petroleum distillates-based cosmetics ingestion data needed -- CTFA." - HBW Insight, 8 Sep, 1997.), p. 8). CPSC is requesting comments on the agenda by June 30. Separately, the commission will hold a public hearing to solicit views regarding its agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2004 (beginning Oct. 1, 2003) on June 6 in Bethesda, Md. |