Child-Resistant Packaging In The Works For More OTC Cold Products – CHPA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Leading OTC drug firms will voluntarily expand the use of child-resistant packaging to all cough/cold products while also considering new child-proof package designs to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association says
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