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Six sentences, and one of them says marble

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The statements are set out word for word And a marble gets two of its own Which is unusual drafting Three of this group's leaves are in that territory The age thresholds differ So picking the right sentence is the first task The balloon statement is the longest And it is the only one naming two mechanisms There are formatting requirements too Those are described here and not quoted Then the scope question, which is the real finding So the article does not decide it And no container prevents a choking hazard References

"CHOKING HAZARD--Marble. Not for children under 3 yrs."

The statements are set out word for word

Not as content to be conveyed but as sentences to be printed. Six of them, in the wording the section gives.

And a marble gets two of its own

Not small parts and not a small ball. Marble, named, with an under 3 version and an under 8 version.

Which is unusual drafting

A regulation that specifies the exact noun for one kind of object, twice, rather than folding it into a general category.

Three of this group's leaves are in that territory

Marble collection, dice set and game token. A fourth, miniature figure, is the classic small parts case.

The age thresholds differ

Under 3 years in one version and under 8 in another, for both the small ball and the marble statements. Which depends on the article and on the age range the toy is for.

So picking the right sentence is the first task

Six options, and the wrong one is not a near miss because the wording is prescribed.

The balloon statement is the longest

Children under 8 yrs. can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Which is the only one of the six that explains itself.

And it is the only one naming two mechanisms

Choke or suffocate, and two states of the article, uninflated or broken. The others name a hazard and an age.

There are formatting requirements too

The statements are to be displayed with warning symbols and to meet prominence and conspicuousness requirements set out elsewhere in the section.

Those are described here and not quoted

Because only the statement wordings were obtained verbatim, and a prominence rule reconstructed from memory would be invented.

Then the scope question, which is the real finding

These statements attach to toys and other articles intended for use by children. A marble collection sold to an adult collector is the same object in a different regime.

So the article does not decide it

The intended user does, and nothing on these pages determines that for any product.

And no container prevents a choking hazard

Which is worth saying plainly on a container catalog page. A jar holds marbles; it does not make them safe.

References

16 CFR 1500.19(b), cautionary statements required in the wording given: "CHOKING HAZARD--Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs."; "CHOKING HAZARD--Small ball. Not for children under 3 yrs."; "CHOKING HAZARD--Small ball. Not for children under 8 yrs."; "CHOKING HAZARD--Marble. Not for children under 3 yrs."; "CHOKING HAZARD--Marble. Not for children under 8 yrs."; and "CHOKING HAZARD--Balloon. Children under 8 yrs. can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons." The section also requires the statements to be displayed with warning symbols and to meet prominence and conspicuousness requirements set out elsewhere in it; those are described rather than quoted here. The statements attach to toys and other articles intended for use by children, and nothing on these pages determines whether any product is one. law.cornell.edu

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. Of the 245 containers in this group, capacity runs 5.5 to 500 mL with a median of 177, and only 16 are under 30 mL, 7 under 15 and 3 under 10. The smallest is a 5.5 mL white polypropylene lip balm tube, 2.375 inches tall and 0.617 inches across, which is the narrowest container on any shelf measured in this library. The next two are a pair of polypropylene hinged containers at 7.4 mL, 0.5 inches tall and 1.5 inches across, in black and clear. Then four polypropylene double wall round base jars at 14.8 mL and four glass boston rounds at 15 mL. The shelf then climbs away, with 47 containers at 237 mL and 44 at 118.

Written from 16 CFR 1500.19(b) and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. Those statements attach to toys and other articles intended for use by children, and nothing here determines whether any product is one; the same marble sold to an adult collector sits in a different regime. The prominence, type size and symbol requirements elsewhere in the section are described rather than quoted, and the small parts test method is covered in the model parts property. No container prevents a choking hazard.