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This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package or packaging component.B\n\nOn and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a product in a package which includes, in the package itself or in any of the packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package or packaging component.C\n\nThe sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in a package or packaging component shall not exceed the following:1\n\nSix hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1995;2\n\nTwo hundred fifty parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1996; and3\n\nOne hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1997.D\n\nConcentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall be determined using ASTM test methods, as revised, or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, S-W 846, as revised.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307782,"text":"On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a package or packaging component which includes, in the package itself or in any packaging component, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. 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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54767,"section_number":"10.1-1425.21","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1425.21\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85937,"identifier":"10.1-1425.22","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.22","url":"\/10.1-1425.22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.22\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Schedule for removal of incidental amounts of heavy metals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span> shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> which includes, in the package<\/span> itself or in any packaging component<\/span>, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span> shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a product in a package<\/span> which includes, in the package<\/span> itself or in any of the packaging components<\/span>, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> shall not exceed the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Six hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1995; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1996; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> One hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1997. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall be determined using ASTM test methods, as revised, or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste<\/span>, S-W 846, as revised. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHEDULE FOR REMOVAL OF INCIDENTAL AMOUNTS OF HEAVY METALS (\u00a7 10.1-1425.22)\n\nA. On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for\nsale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a package or\npackaging component which includes, in the package itself or in any packaging\ncomponent, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives\ncontaining lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been\nintentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and\nwhich exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This\nprohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements\nin a package or packaging component.\n\nB. On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for\nsale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a product in a\npackage which includes, in the package itself or in any of the packaging\ncomponents, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives\ncontaining lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been\nintentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and\nwhich exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This\nprohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements\nin a package or packaging component.\n\nC. The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent\nchromium present in a package or packaging component shall not exceed the\nfollowing:\n\n 1. Six hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1995;\n\n 2. Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1996;\n and\n\n 3. One hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1997.\n\nD. Concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall\nbe determined using ASTM test methods, as revised, or U.S. Environmental\nProtection Agency Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, S-W 846, as revised.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 944.","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}}