Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-213.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 567-213.4 - Prohibition-schedule for removal of incidental amounts

(1)Prohibition of packaging. A manufacturer or distributor shall not offer for sale or sell, or offer for promotional purposes, a package or packaging component in this state, which includes in the package itself or in any packaging component inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers or any other additives, any lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution. This prohibition does not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements. In addition, this prohibition does not apply to any refillable glass and ceramic package or packaging component that is managed under a comprehensive system resulting in reuse and where the lead and cadmium from the component do not exceed the Toxicity Characteristic Leachability Procedures (TCLP) of leachability of lead and cadmium as set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(2)Prohibition of sale of product in packaging. Rescinded IAB 10/8/97, effective 11/12/97.

(3)Concentration levels. The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in a package or packaging component shall not exceed 100 parts per million by weight, or 0.01 percent. Concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall be determined using American Standard of Testing Materials test methods, as revised, or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency test methods for evaluating solid waste, S-W 846, as revised.

(4)Substitute materials. No material used to replace lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium in a package or packaging component may be used in a quantity or manner that creates a hazard as great or greater than the hazard created by the lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium. The Certificate of Compliance will require an assurance to this effect.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-213.4