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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026) · Newer source version available

42 U.S.C. § 14332: Limitations on sale of alkaline-manganese batteries containing mercury

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  1. Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  2. CHAPTER 137—MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY

No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes any alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after May 13, 1996, with a mercury content that was intentionally introduced (as distinguished from mercury that may be incidentally present in other materials), except that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline-manganese button cells shall be 25 milligrams of mercury per button cell.

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