The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) welcomes Child Related Research Inc., a worldwide leader in the evaluation and protocol testing of child-resistant and senior friendly packages for over 47 years, to its member roster.
Keystone Folding Box Co. has launched Ecoslide-OTC, a child-resistant paperboard pack for over-the-counter medication packaged in blisters, which features a push-button locking mechanism.
In 1970, Richard Nixon signed into law the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The act was written in response to a growing number of child poisonings from unintentional ingestion of drugs and other products. The Act was successful, but a lot has changed in the last 47 years.
