Chemical Legislation in Georgia

Toxics in Packaging

Georgia restricts the use of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium in packaging. The law prohibits the offer for sale of packages, packaging components, and products in packaging containing these four substances in any concentration if intentionally added. The law also limits the total concentration of all four substances when incidentally present in packages and packaging components to 100 ppm by weight.

GA. CODE ANN. § 12-8-160 et. seq.