California Health and Safety Code

§ 108850

HSC § 108850 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 104 · Part 3 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The program maintained by the United States Food and Drug Administration to regulate the amount of lead and cadmium released from ceramic, metal, and other dishware and tableware is inadequate to protect Californians from the importation and sale of unsafe tableware in this state.

(b)Recent inspection and sampling conducted by local and state health departments in California has demonstrated that significant amounts of unsafe tableware are in fact being imported and sold in California.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.