"If the products represent a fire hazard, they will not get into the US market, " a source who asked not to be identified told IDG News Service Tuesday.

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The program calls on companies to eliminate certain chemicals from their products voluntarily, largely based on hazard rather than actual risk.

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Hence an onus would be on manufacturers to provide safety hazard information on any nanomaterials that their products may contain.

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It focuses on products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard, or that can injure children.

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