Washington § 69.57.020 Definitions.

Washington Statutes

§ 69.57.020 — Definitions.

Washington § 69.57.020

Title 69FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND POISONS

Ch. 69.57SODIUM NITRITE

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Wash. Rev. Code § 69.57.020 (2026).

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1)"Commercial business" means a business or institution, including a research institution, requiring the use of covered products as that term is defined in this section.

(2)"Covered entity" means a person selling, transferring, or offering to sell or transfer a covered product, which includes but is not limited to a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, third-party seller, online retailer, and all others involved in the distribution of a covered product. The term also includes a party who is in the business of leasing or bailing covered products.

(3)"Covered product" means a product containing sodium nitrite in a concentration greater than 10 percent of the mass or volume of

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Commercial business" means a business or institution, including a research institution, requiring the use of covered products as that term is defined in this section.

(2) "Covered entity" means a person selling, transferring, or offering to sell or transfer a covered product, which includes but is not limited to a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, third-party seller, online retailer, and all others involved in the distribution of a covered product. The term also includes a party who is in the business of leasing or bailing covered products.

(3) "Covered product" means a product containing sodium nitrite in a concentration greater than 10 percent of the mass or volume of the product.

(4) "Label" means a representation made by statement, word, picture, design, or emblem on a covered product package, whether affixed to or written directly on the package.

(5) "Principal display panel" means:

(a) For a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical package, 40 percent of the product package as measured by multiplying the height of the container by the circumference;

(b) For noncylindrical or nearly noncylindrical packaging, such as a rectangular prism or nearly rectangular prism, 40 percent of the product package as measured by multiplying the length by the width of the side of the package when it is pressed flat against on all sides of the packaging; and

(c) For electronic media, the side of a product package that is most likely to be displayed, presented, or shown under customary conditions of display for retail sale.

Effective date — 2025 c 13: See note following RCW 69.57.010 .