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The use of a regulated heavy metal as a processing agent or intermediate to impart certain chemical or physical changes during manufacturing, whereupon the incidental retention of a residue of the metal in the final package or packaging component is neither desired nor deliberate is not considered to be “intentional introduction” where the final package or packaging component is in compliance with subsection C of \u00a7 10.1-1425.22.\n\t\t“Manufacturer” means any person that produces products, packages, packaging, or components of products or packaging.\n\t\t“Package” means any container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate package, or a shipping container, as defined in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification D996. 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Electro-galvanized coated steel that meets ASTM specification A-525, and hot-dipped coated galvanized steel that meets ASTM specification A-879 shall be treated in the same manner as tin-plated steel.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201025,"text":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Distributor” means any person who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale.\n\t\t“Intentional introduction” means the act of deliberately using a regulated heavy metal in the formulation of a package or packaging component where its continued presence in the final package or packaging component is to provide a specific characteristic or quality. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 944<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1995, chapter 115<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85937,"section_number":"10.1-1425.22","catch_line":"Schedule for removal of incidental amounts of heavy metals","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1425.22\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54767,"identifier":"10.1-1425.21","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.21","url":"\/10.1-1425.21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.21\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Distributor<\/span>” means any person<\/span> who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale.\n\t\t“Intentional introduction<\/span>” means the act of deliberately using a regulated heavy metal in the formulation of a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> where its continued presence in the final package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> is to provide a specific characteristic or quality. The use of a regulated heavy metal as a processing agent or intermediate to impart certain chemical or physical changes during manufacturing, whereupon the incidental retention of a residue of the metal in the final package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> is neither desired nor deliberate is not considered to be “intentional introduction<\/span>” where the final package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> is in compliance with subsection C of \u00a7 10.1-1425.22<\/a>.\n\t\t“Manufacturer<\/span>” means any person<\/span> that produces products, packages<\/span>, packaging, or components of products or packaging.\n\t\t“Package<\/span>” means any container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package<\/span>, intermediate package<\/span>, or a shipping container, as defined in the American Society for Testing and Materials<\/span> (ASTM) specification D996. The term includes, but is not limited to, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrapping and wrapping film, bags, and tubs.\n\t\t“Packaging component<\/span>” means any individual assembled part of a package<\/span>, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels. Tin-plated steel that meets ASTM specification A-623 shall be considered as a single package<\/span> component. Electro-galvanized coated steel that meets ASTM specification A-525, and hot-dipped coated galvanized steel that meets ASTM specification A-879 shall be treated in the same manner as tin-plated steel.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1425.21)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Distributor” means any person who takes title to products or\npackaging purchased for resale.\n\t\t“Intentional introduction” means the act of deliberately using a\nregulated heavy metal in the formulation of a package or packaging component\nwhere its continued presence in the final package or packaging component is to\nprovide a specific characteristic or quality. The use of a regulated heavy metal\nas a processing agent or intermediate to impart certain chemical or physical\nchanges during manufacturing, whereupon the incidental retention of a residue of\nthe metal in the final package or packaging component is neither desired nor\ndeliberate is not considered to be “intentional introduction” where\nthe final package or packaging component is in compliance with subsection C of\n\u00a7 10.1-1425.22.\n\t\t“Manufacturer” means any person that produces products, packages,\npackaging, or components of products or packaging.\n\t\t“Package” means any container which provides a means of marketing,\nprotecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate\npackage, or a shipping container, as defined in the American Society for Testing\nand Materials (ASTM) specification D996. The term includes, but is not limited\nto, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil\nand other trays, wrapping and wrapping film, bags, and tubs.\n\t\t“Packaging component” means any individual assembled part of a\npackage, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior blocking, bracing,\ncushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and\nlabels. Tin-plated steel that meets ASTM specification A-623 shall be considered\nas a single package component. Electro-galvanized coated steel that meets ASTM\nspecification A-525, and hot-dipped coated galvanized steel that meets ASTM\nspecification A-879 shall be treated in the same manner as tin-plated steel.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 944; 1995, c. 115.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}