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[FR Doc No: 94-18937]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

 

Petition Requesting Exemption From Child-Resistant Packaging 
Requirements for Iron-Containing Dietary Supplements

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Douglas Ingoldsby of Nutritech, Inc., has petitioned the 
Commission for an exemption from the child-resistant packaging 
requirements for dietary supplements containing iron, 16 CFR 
1700.14(a)(13). The exemption would be for unflavored, unsweetened 
powders. The petition contends that child-resistant packaging is not 
needed for this product because a child would gag before ingesting a 
toxic amount. The Commission solicits written comments concerning the 
petition from all interested parties.

DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the 
Secretary by October 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition should be mailed to the Office of 
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 
20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, room 501, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Comments should be captioned 
``Petition PP 94-1 for Exemption of Iron-Containing Supplement.'' 
Copies of the petition are available by writing or calling the Office 
of the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301) 504-
0800 ext. 1502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence 
from Douglas Ingoldsby of Nutritech, Inc., as a petition for an 
exemption from the child-resistant packaging requirement for certain 
dietary supplements containing iron that is codified at 16 CFR 
1700(a)(13). That requirement applies to supplements containing ``an 
equivalent of 250 mg or more of elemental iron, from any source, in a 
single package in concentrations of 0.025 percent or more on a weight 
to volume basis for liquids and 0.05 percent or more on a weight-to-
weight basis for nonliquids * * *.'' Mr. Ingoldsby requests that the 
Commission exempt ``an unsweetened, unflavored, bland multi-vitamin, 
mineral, amino acid powder that contains no colorings, flavoring 
agents, [or] sweeteners of any kind and is virtually unpalatable until 
mixed with juice.'' Petitioner contends that child-resistant 
requirements for this product are unnecessary because, until it is 
mixed with juice, it is so unpalatable that a child will gag before 
ingesting a toxic amount.
    The Commission solicits comment on the issues presented by the 
petition. Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of 
the Secretary by October 3, 1994.
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or 
calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0800. A copy of 
the petition is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room, room 
501, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    Dated: July 29, 1994.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 94-18937 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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