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NY Governor Approved Decorative Lighting Products Warning Label Bill

Dec. 10 2021

On November 30, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed AB 4522 Seasonal and Decorative Lighting Products Warning Label bill.  The bill becomes effective 90 days after signed into law. 

This Act provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed within the state of New York that contains an electrical cord casing with more than 100ppm lead, shall have a warning label attached or printed on the product.

• Seasonal and decorative lighting product shall mean portable, plug-connected, temporary-use lighting products and accessories that have a nominal 120-volt input voltage rating.
• Lighting products within the scope are factory-assembled with push-in, midget or miniature screw base lamp holders connected in series or parallel, directly across the 120-volt input. 
• Such lighting products include, but are not limited to lighted decorative outfits such as wired holiday string lights, pre-lit artificial Christmas trees, plants, flowers or wreaths, stockings, stars, candles and light sculptures.
• The warning label shall contain the following statement:
"WARNING: HANDLING THE COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD.  WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE." 

Link to the bill: https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A04522&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y 

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