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CA Code 22200-22202 RI Code 11-9-16 MA 105 CMR 630.0008 {* ]# C3 X4 S& g( B8 q) k- h
ASTM F963-08 section 8.21 (for measuring average thickness)
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Applies to all plastic bags, excluding:3 p6 t: g2 r' Z2 f8 [* r/ b
• Items tested to 8000(toy protocol)
- `5 s+ F& L& O) l* [& `$ x6 q; C) k• Plastic bags for food products weighing less than 5 lbs& x M# T/ S/ v; R& }
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Any plastic bag with the following characteristics must be labeled with a printed or gummed label meeting the warning requirements below. Warning should use the wording below or substantially equivalent wording. 4 u8 g0 u; k$ G/ S/ a
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Characteristics:( _: M! G8 Z0 s4 `! i
1. Average gauge is thinner than .001 inch, and8 ~3 W5 q4 v# D( q
2. An opening of a 5 inch diameter or a capacity of greater than 125 cubic inches
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Warning:6 q6 O( h- P" k5 Q
“WARNING: To Avoid Danger of Suffocation, Keep This Bag Away From Babies and Children. Do Not Use This Bag in Cribs, Beds, Carriages, or Playpens”
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# x5 i! p: [6 ?Type size for the warning is as follows:
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• Less than 30 inches ----- 10 pt
m! Y7 E, S" e9 }4 t• 30 inches or more, but less than 40 inches-----14 pt+ |& ]1 Q9 l+ O. J
• 40 inches or more, but less than 60 inches-----18 pt
5 l$ u& C9 W( ]% G• 60 inches or more-----24 pt# U! P! q+ j( T" l3 O X
+ W# o& k4 e$ R8 x# oThe warning must be placed on at least two opposite sides of the bag and must be repeated at 20 in intervals on bags whose length plus width is more than 40 inches. |
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