16 CFR 260.10
§ 260.10 Non-toxic claims.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 260.10, § 260.10 Non-toxic claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64068
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(a) It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is non-toxic. Non-toxic claims should be clearly and prominently qualified to the extent necessary to avoid deception.
(b) A non-toxic claim likely conveys that a product, package, or service is non-toxic both for humans and for the environment generally. Therefore, marketers making non-toxic claims should have competent and reliable scientific evidence that the product, package, or service is non-toxic for humans and for the environment or should clearly and prominently qualify their claims to avoid deception.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.