16 CFR § 1302.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1302.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1302.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1302.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1302"
part_name: "BAN OF EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE CONTACT ADHESIVES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 8, 9; 86 Stat. 1215-1217 as amended; 90 Stat. 506; (15 U.S.C. 2057, 2058)."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 63731, Dec. 19, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1302"
---


# 1302.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this rule is to ban extremely flammable contact adhesives which have been found to present an unreasonable risk of injury to consumers of burns resulting from explosive and flashback fire.