16 CFR § 1500.122 - Deceptive use of disclaimers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1500.122"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1500.122 - Deceptive use of disclaimers."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1500.122"
section_name: "Deceptive use of disclaimers."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1500"
part_name: "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 1261-1278."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1500"
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# 1500.122 Deceptive use of disclaimers.
A hazardous substance shall not be deemed to have met the requirements of section 2(p) (1) and (2) of the act (repeated in § 1500.3(b)(14) (i) and (ii)) if there appears in or on the label (or in any accompanying literature; words, statements, designs, or other graphic material that in any manner negates or disclaims any of the label statements required by the act; for example, the statement “Harmless” or “Safe around pets” on a toxic or irritant substance.