Minoxidil Spray Applicator Child-Resistant Features Required By Late 1999
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC minoxidil metered finger mechanical sprayer applicators and extender attachments are required to include child-resistant features by November 1999 under a Consumer Product Safety Commission final rule published in the Federal Register Nov. 16.
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