CPSC Proposes Changes to Fireworks Regulations

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing changes to its Federal Hazardous Substances Act regulations on fireworks, it said (here). Proposed amendments to the regulations, some of which codify existing requirements, include a ban on some lead compounds in fireworks, a requirement that bases remain attached to devices, and new test procedures for side ignition. The proposal would also allow trace amounts of prohibited fireworks. Testing has advanced so that previously undetectable amounts of a chemical can now be detected, which can make it “difficult and burdensome to demonstrate the absence of prohibited chemicals in any amount,” CPSC said. Comments are due April 18.

(Federal Register 02/02/17)