---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1511.2"
title: "16"
number: "1511.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1511.2"
---

# §1511.2. Definitions.

- (a) A pacifier is an article consisting of a nipple that is intended for a young child to suck upon, but is not designed to facilitate a baby's obtaining fluid, and usually includes a guard or shield and a handle or ring.
- (b) Guard or shield means the structure located at the base of the nipple used to prevent the pacifier from being completely drawn into the child's mouth.
- (c) Handle or ring means the structure usually located adjacent to the guard or shield used for holding or grasping the pacifier. A hinged handle or ring is one that is free to pivot about an axis parallel to the plane of the guard or shield.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 42 FR 33279, June 30, 1977, unless otherwise noted.