Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970

Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970

Long title	An Act to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to provide for child resistant packaging to protect children from serious personal injury or serious illness resulting from handling, using, or ingesting a hazardous substance, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Federal Hazardous Substances Act Amendment of 1970
Enacted by	the 91st United States Congress
Effective	December 30, 1970
Citations
Public law	91-601
Statutes at Large	84 Stat. 1670
Codification
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade 21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections created	15 U.S.C. ch. 39A § 1471 et seq.
U.S.C. sections amended	21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. IV § 343 21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. V §§ 352, 353 21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. VI § 362
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2162 by Warren Magnuson (D–WA) on May 6, 1970 Committee consideration by Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Passed the Senate on May 11, 1970 (Passed) Passed the House on December 7, 1970 (Passed) Reported by the joint conference committee on December 15, 1970; agreed to by the Senate on December 16, 1970 (Agreed) and by the House on December 16, 1970 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 30, 1970

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA); (Pub. L. 91-601, 84 Stat. 1670-74) was signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon on December 30, 1970. It was enacted by the 91st United States Congress. This law required the use of child-resistant packaging for prescription drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, household chemicals, and other hazardous materials that could be considered dangerous for children.