119 S289 IS: Youth Poisoning Protection Act U.S. Senate 2025-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 289IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 29, 2025Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Youth Poisoning Protection Act.

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Banning of products containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite

(a)

In general

Any consumer product containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).(b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to—(1)prohibit any commercial or industrial purpose in which high concentration sodium nitrite is not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a consumer; and(2)apply to high concentration sodium nitrite that meets the definition of a drug, device, or cosmetic (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), (h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g), (h), and (i))), or food (as defined in section 201(f) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f))), including poultry and poultry products (as such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)and (f))), meat and meat food products (as such terms are defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j))), and eggs and egg products (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)). (c)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:(1)

Consumer product

The term consumer product has the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).(2)

High concentration of sodium nitrite

The term high concentration of sodium nitrite means a concentration of 10 or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.(d)

Effective date

This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.