basic introduction

CPSC is an important consumer rights protection organization in the United States, and is the abbreviation of Consumer Product Safety Committee, that is, Consumer Product Safety Association. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established in 1972. Its responsibility is to protect the interests of consumers, and to maintain personal and family safety by reducing the risk of injury and death from consumer products. The main functions of CPSC are as follows: formulating producer self-discipline standards, and for compulsory standards or bans for consumer products that do not have standards to follow. Carry out inspections on potentially dangerous products, and provide feedback to consumers through various channels including the media, state, local government, and individual group organizations. CPSC is now responsible for the security monitoring of more than 15,000 consumer products.

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1. Establish uniform national standards across the United States.

2. Further regulate leaded toys

3. Add traceability labels to toys.

4. Convert the voluntary standard ASTM F963 into a mandatory standard.

5. Mandatory third test for certain children’s products n Control of 6 phthalates in toys

Test item details

The CPSIA regulations are divided into two parts, of which the first part relates to "children's product safety" and the second part relates to "consumer product safety committee reform". The first part involves the following chapters:

Article 101. Leaded children's products; lead paint standards

Article 102. Mandatory third-party testing of certain children's products

Article 103. Tracking labels for children's products

Article 104. Standards for durable infant products and consumer registration

Section 105. Advertising labeling requirements for toys and game appliances

Section 106. Mandatory toy safety standards

Section 107. Research on preventable casualties related to consumer products of minority children

Section 108. Ban on the sale of products containing certain phthalates

Phthalates

CPSIA revises the content of phthalate esters, its regulations are as follows

(a) Children's toys or child care products must not contain the following phthalates with a concentration of more than 0.1%

DEHP di-(2-ethylhexl) phthalates

DBP dibutyl phthalates

BBP benzyl butyl phthalates

(b) Toys or child care products that can be placed in the mouth of children must not contain the following phthalate concentrations above 0.1%

DINPdiisononyl phthalates

DPENPdi-n-pentyl phthalates (generally call as DnPP)

DHEXP di-n-hexyl phthalates (generally call as DnHP)

DCHP dicyclohexyl phthalates

DIBP diisobutyl phthalates

The rule (b) is based on the recommendations of the Chronic Hazards Advisory Group (CHAP), which reviewed the health effects of phthalates in children’s toys and childcare supplies. According to the CHAP report, most of the CPSC determined that these five phthalate chemicals are harmful to male reproductive development.

The final rule limits the total number of phthalates used in children’s toys and childcare supplies to eight, with a concentration not exceeding 0.1%.

Testing and certification

CPSC is responsible for the certification of various products on the market, this certification is also known as CPSC certification.

CPSC's existing catalog manages 15,000 different products. CPSC rules are a way to collect product safety data, remind customers of the dangers of products, and reduce hazards. CPSC rules are used to deal with electronic oscillations, fires, and other safety hazards. CPSC rules also apply to products that are involved in litigation cases and fail to implement safety guidelines and cause injury or death. Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers must make written reports on products that are detected as unsafe, and only products that have received a safety mark are allowed to enter the market.

Security certificate required

Importers and manufacturers must be based on certificates of conformity provided by CPSIA distributors and retailers. These certificates indicate that the product has been properly tested and complies with CPSIA requirements. Without these certificates, it is likely that they will be rejected when they arrive at the store, and the shipment of the product, so there are some built-in compliance checks on the new behavior.