alice InWonderland
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As I am working on having my product manufactured, I need to decide what (if any) warning label to put on my product. I can’t say what the product is yet, but I can say that it has a drawstring and a strap to be worn over the shoulder. It is not intended for children, but can be used for children. I don’t see any time of big dangers here, but whenever there is a strap and a drawstring, there is a possibility of strangulation. I haven’t seen any warning labels on shoulder bags that have drawstrings and straps.
Do you guys know of any regulations about this sort of things? What do you think a warning label should say? Thank you!
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alice InWonderland
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Chuck Redman
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Alice, I’ve never seen one on them. But there are so many things out there with dangerous parts—-like a Monopoly game. That would probably say "Contains small parts that are a choking hazard, and not to be used by children under 4….or something like that.
And I know that Garbage bags say something like—-not a toy…could cause suffocation. So, I think there are just some obvious warnings on things.
I would just go around Target and look at similiar products and see what kind of warning they have.
Candy can be a choking hazard, so can balloons….the dry cleaner’s bags are a danger…….so is the styrofoam peanuts used in packing….so are all the cleaning products. The list is endless—-but they are all there on the market. So, I think it’s an easy problem to solve. Good luck!!!
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alice InWonderland
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Chuck, I don’t know – do they?
Sir Edward :D LOL, that’s hilarious. “Warning. To be used by or under supervision of a competent adult”.
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Julie Brown
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Sir Edward – that Caution warning label is very appropos – wonder if it makes the person, who is about to commit suicide, think twice.
Alice, I just went to ask.com and typed in both warning labels and warning label symbols: tons of stuff available and I bet that some of the label makers even tell you when it is required.
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Mr. Ed
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Sir Edward
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“Man, don’t even get me started on these frick’n warning label regulations…
It ain’t right, man…It just ain’t right!?”
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Chuck Redman
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What about jump ropes, laundry bags, back packs, do they need a warning label?
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alice InWonderland
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Julie, I have done a lot of searching before I posted, but not very successful. I was hoping somone would point me in the right directions where to look.
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Julie Brown
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Why don’t you search ‘warning labels’ on every product which might be similar to yours. Then I would search every Federal law (supercedes any state law) for any regulations related to similar products. And I would search for any children’s products which MIGHT relate to yours, and so on. You really need to do your homework.
My pillowcase falls under a Federal children’s sleepwear regulation: I found that out by doing a lot of searching and reading – hours and hours. None of this is easy but it really is our own responsibility to be up-to-date on our products.
Strangulation? Hmmmm – that might be an issue.
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