A critical review of brazilian legislation about child-resistant packaging: a contribution to packaging design

Gabriel Henrique Cruz Bonfim; Luis Carlos Paschoarelli

doi:10.34624/etd.v0i8.38251

Gabriel Henrique Cruz Bonfim UFU – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Luis Carlos Paschoarelli UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34624/etd.v0i8.38251

Resumen

Children in developing countries, such as Brazil, are still susceptible to accidents involving household product packaging. This article is a literature review regarding the Child Resistant Packaging (CRP), which presents the problems of intoxication, as well as the emergence of those packages. The article also discusses the Brazilian Bill No. 4841/94 compared with the current U.S. testing protocol, in order to make suggestions for improving the ergonomic and safety problems encountered.

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