Hazardous Substances Act

This act governs substances that present a hazard to health or safety in ordinary consumer use, beginning with a set of definitions that fixes which substances and articles fall within its scope. It gives distinct treatment to articles intended for children, subjecting them to their own requirements rather than leaving them to the general rules. Its principal operative mechanism is a set of prohibitions: specified conduct involving covered hazardous substances and articles is barred outright, so that liability turns on whether a substance or article meets the statutory definitions.

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