Youth Poisoning Protection Act

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (Democratic-IL)

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132.

Bans the sale of consumer products with high levels of sodium nitrite to protect people from poisoning.

This bill would ban the sale of certain consumer products that contain 10% or more sodium nitrite. This change aims to prevent poisoning by making these products unavailable to individuals. It would take effect 90 days after becoming law.

What Would Change

Today, consumer products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite are not specifically banned for sale. If this bill becomes law, any consumer product containing 10% or more sodium nitrite would be banned from sale to individuals, making them unavailable to the public.

Key Provisions

Bans the sale of consumer products that contain 10% or more sodium nitrite.
Exempts drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and food products (like meat, poultry, and eggs) from the ban.
Allows businesses to continue using high concentration sodium nitrite for non-consumer industrial or commercial purposes.
Takes effect 90 days after the bill is signed into law.

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Youth Poisoning Protection Act

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