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child-resistant

[ chahyld-ri-zis-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof:

    a child-resistant medicine cabinet.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of child-resistant1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Reese’s Law, a federal statute named for a child who died of serious injuries after swallowing a button battery, now requires compartments for such batteries on consumer products to be harder to open and mandates child-resistant packaging for button batteries.

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Sellers are required to have packaging that is child-resistant, resealable and opaque if it’s an edible product.

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"In addition, each laundry packet should be individually wrapped with child-resistant packaging, which would provide important layers of protection for this highly toxic product."

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The AMA also urges the U.S. regulators or lawmakers to mandate "child-resistant packaging" on high-energy drinks.

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Consumers are urged to contact Pfizer for a free child-resistant pouch.

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