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Six statements

Two age thresholds

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A marble is under 3 in one statement and under 8 in another.

The marble statements

CHOKING HAZARD--Marble. Not for children under 3 yrs. And CHOKING HAZARD--Marble. Not for children under 8 yrs.

Same object, two thresholds

Which depends on the article and on the age range the toy is for, not on the marble itself being different.

The small ball statements work the same way

Not for children under 3 yrs in one version and under 8 yrs in another. Two statements for one kind of object.

And the small parts statement has one threshold

Not for children under 3 yrs. Which is the general case and the one most people have seen.

So the six statements are really four hazards

Small parts, small ball, marble and balloon, with two of them doubled by an age threshold.

The balloon statement has only the under 8 version

Children under 8 yrs. can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. One statement, one threshold.

Which makes the under 8 threshold the broader one

It appears in three of the six: small ball, marble and balloon. Under 3 appears in three as well.

Choosing between them is not a judgment about the object

It follows from the article and the toy's age range, which are facts about the product rather than about the hazard.

And getting it wrong prints the wrong sentence

Which is the consequence. A prescribed statement is either the right one or it is not.

This group has a marble leaf and a dice leaf

Marble collection and dice set. A die is not a marble and is a small part, so two different statements are in play across two adjacent leaves.

And a game token is a third case

Flat, small and not a ball. Which is the small parts category rather than either of the named-object ones.

So three leaves, three possible statements

Before the intended-user question is even reached, which is the next section and the one that decides whether any statement is required.

Read the article first, then the age range

Which is the order the six statements imply.

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
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.