Posts Tagged ‘Lead in Children’s Products’

CPSC Postpones Testing and Certification Requirements for Some

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted to extend the stay of enforcement of certification and testing requirements for certain children’s products.  The stay is extended differently depending upon how the CPSC viewed the ability to comply and whether the CPSC is still in the process of issuing requirements and rules.  For some children’s [...]

January 8, 2010 Certificates of Compliance, CPSA, CPSIA, CPSEA, Lead and Phthalates 0 Comments

CPSC Approved Interim Enforcement Policy for Component Testing

According to Chairman Inez Tenenbaum’s December 17 statement, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) “voted unanimously to approve an interim enforcement policy that allows component testing as a basis to demonstrate compliance with the new lead paint and lead content limits” to help solve the certification issues around the new lead limits, especially for small [...]

January 5, 2010 CPSA, CPSIA, CPSEA, Lead and Phthalates 0 Comments

Lead in Beaded Jewelry for Children: The CPSC Votes are In

The Fashion Jewelry Trade Association (FJTA) asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission for an exclusion on lead limits for glass and crystal beads used in children’s jewelry and other products.  The vote came in late today: 1.    Tenenbaum:     Denied 2.    Moore:             Denied 3.    Nord:               Stay of Enforcement Although [...]

July 18, 2009 CPSA, CPSIA, CPSEA, Lead and Phthalates 0 Comments

Inaccessibility Rules for Exemption to CPSIA Lead Limits

Section 101(b)(2) of the CPSIA states that component parts of products will not be subject to lead limits if they are inaccessible to children.  ‘Inaccessible’ was defined in the Act as “not physically exposed by reason of sealed covering or casing and does not become physically exposed through reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the [...]

January 10, 2009 CPSA, CPSIA, CPSEA, Lead and Phthalates 1 Comment