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The statements attach to a category So a marble collection is the test case And one may require a statement while the other does not Nothing here determines it Intention is read from the product, not from the maker's hope And a collectible is marketed to adults But miniature figure is the leaf that crosses And a dice set crosses too Which means the group is two regimes wearing one name The packaging consequence is real So the determination comes before the container And a container cannot help with the hazard itself Which is worth saying on a packaging page References

The same marble, two regimes. Decided by the intended user.

The statements attach to a category

Toys and other articles intended for use by children. Which is a statement about intention, not about the object.

So a marble collection is the test case

A bag of marbles for a child and a case of antique marbles for a collector are physically the same objects.

And one may require a statement while the other does not

Which is the finding for this group, and it is not a container question at all.

Nothing here determines it

Whether any product is a toy or an article intended for use by children is a determination, and this property does not make one.

Intention is read from the product, not from the maker's hope

How a thing is marketed, packaged, priced and sold all speak to intended use, which is why it is a determination rather than a declaration.

And a collectible is marketed to adults

Which is the usual position for all nine leaves here: bottle caps, dice, tokens, keychains, marbles, matchbooks, figures, badges and buttons.

But miniature figure is the leaf that crosses

A painted display figure and a toy figure are the same casting. The model parts property covers the adjacent small parts test.

And a dice set crosses too

Dice for a tabletop game sold to adults, and dice in a children's game, are the same dice.

Which means the group is two regimes wearing one name

Nine leaves that look like a single category and divide on a question about the buyer.

The packaging consequence is real

A required statement plus a symbol needs area, and the small end of this shelf is 16 containers under 30 mL with the smallest 0.617 inches across.

So the determination comes before the container

Because a statement that has to fit changes which container is possible.

And a container cannot help with the hazard itself

No jar prevents a choking hazard. The statement is a warning and the container is a container.

Which is worth saying on a packaging page

Because the instinct is to look for a safer container, and there is not one.

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.