Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§2057 Banned Hazardous Products
Title 15 › Chapter 47— CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY › § 2057
Summary
The Commission can ban a consumer product when it is or will be sold in the marketplace, it poses an unreasonable risk of injury, and no workable safety standard under this chapter would adequately protect people from that risk.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §2057
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Whenever the Commission finds that—
(1)a consumer product is being, or will be, distributed in commerce and such consumer product presents an unreasonable risk of injury; and
(2)no feasible consumer product safety standard under this chapter would adequately protect the public from the unreasonable risk of injury associated with such product,
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “may, in accordance with” for “may propose and, in accordance with”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–35 applicable with respect to
Regulations
under this chapter and chapters 25 and 30 of this title for which notices of proposed rulemaking are issued after Aug. 14, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2052 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective on the sixtieth day following Oct. 27, 1972, see section 34 of Pub. L. 92–573, set out as a note under section 2051 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2057
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60