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Labeling Requirements Under Vermont's 2005 Law
Vermont passed labeling legislation (10
V.S.A. §7106) that will replace the 1998 labeling law for
products sold in the state effective July
1, 2007.
Current legislation regulates a specific list of mercury-added
products (i.e. thermometers, thermostats, switches, medical or scientific
instruments, electric relays or other electrical devices, mercury-added
lamps, and batteries other than button cells). New legislation for
labeling expands that list of products to include all mercury-added
products, except button cell batteries, products that contain button
cell batteries, dental amalgam, photographic film, any mercury-added
product for which federal law governs labeling in a manner that
preempts state authority, or prescription drugs or any substance
that may lawfully be sold over the counter without a prescription
under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §
301 et seq.
Who must comply with the new law?
- Manufacturers of mercury-added products (which includes both
formulated and fabricated mercury-added products);
- Manufacturers whose products are regulated by the 1998 list
of mercury-added products;
- Manufacturers whose products were not previously regulated under
Vermont labeling requirements; and
- Manufacturers who already have an approved Certified Labeling
Plan on file with the State of Vermont.
NOTE:
Definitions of terms such as manufacturer, mercury-added products,
formulated, fabricated, etc. are included in the 2005 labeling
legislation in 10
V.S.A. §7102.
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