California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Health and Safety Code - HSC |
Division 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
Part 3. PRODUCT SAFETY |
Chapter 4. California Hazardous Substances Act |
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions |
Section 108175.
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"Strong sensitizer" means a substance that will cause on normal living tissue through an allergic or photodynamic process a hypersensitivity that becomes evident on reapplication of the same substance and that is designated by the department. Before designating any substance as a strong sensitizer, the department, upon consideration of the frequency of occurrence and severity of the reaction, shall find that the substance has a significant potential for causing hypersensitivity.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)