§1472 Special packaging standards

Summary

The Consumer Product Safety Commission can create rules that require child-resistant packaging for household products when it finds two things: the product’s current packaging makes it likely that children could get seriously hurt or sick, and child-resistant packaging is technically possible, practical, and suitable for that product. When making these rules, the agency must think about whether the rule is reasonable, look at scientific and medical evidence and industry manufacturing practices, and consider how the product is used. The agency must publish its findings and legal basis. It may not force specific package designs, product contents, package sizes, or most labeling rules, though it can ban packages that are unnecessarily attractive to children. It is not required to do a formal cost-versus-benefit comparison.