16 CFR § 1501.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1501.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1501.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1501.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1501"
part_name: "METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TOYS AND OTHER ARTICLES INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE WHICH PRESENT CHOKING, ASPIRATION, OR INGESTION HAZARDS BECAUSE OF SMALL PARTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), and 10; 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375 as amended; 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262, 1269)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 34903, June 15, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1501"
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# 1501.1 Purpose.

Section 1500.18(a)(9) of this chapter classifies as a banned hazardous substance any toy or other article intended for use by children under 3 years of age that presents a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts. This part 1501 describes certain articles that are subject to § 1500.18(a)(9); lists certain articles that are specifically exempted; and provides a test method for determining whether an article is hazardous to children under 3 because it, or one of its components that can be detached or broken off during normal or reasonable foreseeable use, is too small.