---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1501.1"
title: "16"
number: "1501.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1501.1"
---

# §1501.1. Purpose.


[Section 1500.18(a)(9)](/cfr/16/1500.18.md?p=a-9) of this chapter classifies as a banned hazardous substance any toy or other article intended for use by children under 3 years of age that presents a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts. This part 1501 describes certain articles that are subject to [§ 1500.18(a)(9)](/cfr/16/1500.18.md?p=a-9); lists certain articles that are specifically exempted; and provides a test method for determining whether an article is hazardous to children under 3 because it, or one of its components that can be detached or broken off during normal or reasonable foreseeable use, is too small.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), and 10; 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375 as amended; 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262, 1269).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 34903, June 15, 1979, unless otherwise noted.