According to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act of 1960, household products are hazardous if they are one of the following:
HAZARDOUS TERM | POSSIBLE EFFECTS |
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IGNITABLE | Capable of burning or causing a fire |
CORROSIVE | Capable of eating away materials and destroying living tissue when contact occurs |
EXPLOSIVE/REACTIVE | Can cause an explosion or release poisonous fumes when exposed to air, water, or other chemicals |
TOXIC | Poisonous, either immediately (acutely) or over a long period of time (chronically) |
RADIOACTIVE | Can damage and destroy cells and chromosomal material (cause cancer, mutations, fetal harm) |