P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 168
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Trace amounts. — Means any phosphorus entity that is incidental in the manufacture or added to stabilize laundry detergent, which amount shall not exceed point five percent (0.5%) of phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, or which is described in phrases such as “phosphate-free” or “phosphorus-free” on the label or packaging of a product.
(b) Department. — Means the Department of Consumer Affairs of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) Laundry detergent. — Means any soap or detergent product used to clean articles made of fabric.
(d) Phosphate. — Means the compound consisting of phosphorus and oxygen.
(e) Phosphorus. — Means the element phosphorus.
(f) Person. — Means any individual, legal entity, groups organized under a name, partnership, and public and private corporations, including municipalities, agencies or instrumentalities of the Government of Puerto Rico.
History —July 14, 2009, No. 38, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.