[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18937]
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[Federal Register: August 4, 1994]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Petition Requesting Exemption From Child-Resistant Packaging
Requirements for Iron-Containing Dietary Supplements
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Douglas Ingoldsby of Nutritech, Inc., has petitioned the
Commission for an exemption from the child-resistant packaging
requirements for dietary supplements containing iron, 16 CFR
1700.14(a)(13). The exemption would be for unflavored, unsweetened
powders. The petition contends that child-resistant packaging is not
needed for this product because a child would gag before ingesting a
toxic amount. The Commission solicits written comments concerning the
petition from all interested parties.
DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the
Secretary by October 3, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition should be mailed to the Office of
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, room 501, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Comments should be captioned
``Petition PP 94-1 for Exemption of Iron-Containing Supplement.''
Copies of the petition are available by writing or calling the Office
of the Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301) 504-
0800 ext. 1502.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence
from Douglas Ingoldsby of Nutritech, Inc., as a petition for an
exemption from the child-resistant packaging requirement for certain
dietary supplements containing iron that is codified at 16 CFR
1700(a)(13). That requirement applies to supplements containing ``an
equivalent of 250 mg or more of elemental iron, from any source, in a
single package in concentrations of 0.025 percent or more on a weight
to volume basis for liquids and 0.05 percent or more on a weight-to-
weight basis for nonliquids * * *.'' Mr. Ingoldsby requests that the
Commission exempt ``an unsweetened, unflavored, bland multi-vitamin,
mineral, amino acid powder that contains no colorings, flavoring
agents, [or] sweeteners of any kind and is virtually unpalatable until
mixed with juice.'' Petitioner contends that child-resistant
requirements for this product are unnecessary because, until it is
mixed with juice, it is so unpalatable that a child will gag before
ingesting a toxic amount.
The Commission solicits comment on the issues presented by the
petition. Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of
the Secretary by October 3, 1994.
Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or
calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0800. A copy of
the petition is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room, room
501, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Dated: July 29, 1994.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-18937 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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