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Proclamation 10531

National Poison Prevention Week, 2023

This proclamation designates March 19–25, 2023, as National Poison Prevention Week, urging Americans to take preventive steps against accidental poisonings from household chemicals, medicines, and batteries. It references past legislative action on child-resistant packaging and the administration's drug control strategy addressing synthetic opioids, but contains no binding policy directives or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 17143

Impact dates

  1. National Poison Prevention Week begins

Key directives

  • Designate March 19 through March 25, 2023 as National Poison Prevention Week
  • Call upon all Americans to observe the week by safeguarding families from poisonous products and raising awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; designated week is March 19-25, 2023

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Mentions fentanyl/synthetic opioids but this is descriptive context, not a new policy action; reference to 'last year' battery law is retrospective, not a new directive
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