68-131-302 - Legislative intent and purpose. - Tennessee Statutes

68-131-302. Legislative intent and purpose.

(a)  It is the intent and purpose of this part to protect persons from exposure to art or craft materials containing toxic chemicals. This health risk threatens not only professional artists and craft persons, but art teachers, students at every educational level, hobbyists, and children. Toxic substances may be employed during the course and scope of creating art or craft objects of all varieties.

(b)  The general assembly finds and declares that present labeling of ingredients and hazards of art or craft material is insufficient to adequately protect the consumers of this state from possible adverse health effects. Because many persons do not know the toxic chemical substances with which they work, proper precautionary actions cannot be taken. Disclosure of toxic ingredients, their potential adverse effects on health, and instructions on safe handling will substantially minimize unnecessary exposure to excessive risk.

(c)  The general assembly further finds that it is consistent with the protection of the public interest to impose upon those who manufacture, repackage, distribute and sell art or craft materials a duty to convey to consumers information about the potential health hazards of the products they manufacture.

[Acts 1985, ch. 347, § 2; T.C.A., § 68-27-302.]