---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1102.6"
title: "16"
number: "1102.6"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1102.6"
---

# §1102.6. Definitions.

- (a) Except as specified in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the definitions in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) ([15 U.S.C. 2052](/usc/15/2052.md)) apply to this part.
- (b) **For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply—**
  - (1) Additional information means any information that the Commission determines is in the public interest to include in the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database.
  - (2) Commission or CPSC means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
  - (3) Consumer product means a consumer product as defined in [section 3(a)(5)](/cfr/16/3.md?p=a-5) of the CPSA, and also includes any other products or substances regulated by the Commission under any other act it administers.
  - (4) Harm means injury, illness, or death; or risk of injury, illness, or death, as determined by the Commission.
  - (5) Mandatory recall notice means any notice to the public required of a firm pursuant to an order issued by the Commission under [section 15(c)](/cfr/16/15.md?p=c) of the CPSA.
  - (6) Manufacturer comment means a comment made by a manufacturer or private labeler of a consumer product in response to a report of harm transmitted to such manufacturer or private labeler.
  - (7) **Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database,—** also referred to as the Database, means the database on the safety of consumer products established and maintained by the CPSC as described in [section 6A](/cfr/16/6A.md) of the CPSA.
  - (8) Report of harm means any information submitted to the Commission through the manner described in [§ 1102.10(b)](/cfr/16/1102.10.md?p=b), regarding any injury, illness, or death; or any risk of injury, illness, or death, as determined by the Commission, relating to the use of a consumer product.
  - (9) Submitter of a report of harm means any person or entity that submits a report of harm.
  - (10) Voluntary recall notice means any notice to the public by the Commission relating to a voluntary corrective action, including a voluntary recall of a consumer product, taken by a manufacturer in consultation with the Commission.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051, 2051 note, 2052, 2055, 2055a, 2065, 2068, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2076, 2078, 2080, 2087.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 76867, Dec. 9, 2010, unless otherwise noted.