16 CFR § 1304.4 - Consumer patching compounds as banned hazardous products.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1304.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1304.4 - Consumer patching compounds as banned hazardous products."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1304.4"
section_name: "Consumer patching compounds as banned hazardous products."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1304"
part_name: "BAN OF CONSUMER PATCHING COMPOUNDS CONTAINING RESPIRABLE FREE-FORM ASBESTOS"
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 63362, Dec. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1304"
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# 1304.4 Consumer patching compounds as banned hazardous products.
On the basis that airborne asbestos fibers present the hazards of cancer, including lung cancer and mesothelioma to the public, consumer patching compounds containing intentionally-added, respirable free-form asbestos, which have been manufactured or initially introduced into commerce after January 16, 1978, are banned hazardous products. In addition, all other consumer patching compounds containing intentionally-added, respirable free-form asbestos, no matter when manufactured or initially introduced into commerce, are banned hazardous products after June 11, 1978.