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CPSIA Act
On August 14, 2008, former U.S. President Bush signed the Consumer Goods Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)(H.R. 4040), making it U.S. law, a consumer product regulation for use by children 12 and younger. On August 12, 2011, former U.S. President Barack Obama signed the amendment H.R. 2715, to H.R. Issues that occurred during the implementation of 4040 have been corrected, such as the requirements for lead content in substrates and the corresponding “functional purpose” exemption clauses. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the regulatory authority for this regulation. The current CPSIA contains 8 parts, which introduce the requirements of the following three parts:
| Section 101 | Children’s products containing lead, lead paint rules |
| Requirements (16 CFR 1303) | From August 14, 2009, the lead content in the accessible coating of children’s products is 90ppm; from August 14, 2011, the lead content in the accessible substrate of children’s products shall not exceed 100ppm. |
| Exemption Rule 1(§1500.88) | Lead in cathode ray tube, electronic parts and fluorescent tube glass; the maximum content of alloy element lead in steel shall not exceed 0.35% by weight; the maximum content of lead in aluminum processing shall not exceed 0.4% by weight; the maximum content of lead in copper alloys shall not exceed 4% by weight; lead-lead used in bronze bearing shells and bushings; lead used in adapter plug connectors; lead used in optical and filter glass; Lead oxide contained in plasma display panels (PDP) and surface conduction electron emission displays (SED) components, lead oxide contained in blue and black lamp tubes (BLB) glass casings. |
| Exemption Rule 2(§1500.91) | Precious gems: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds; semi-precious gems; natural and farmed pearls; wood excluding synthetic wood; paper; four-color printing; textile fabrics; materials from animals and plants; 9a.& nbsp; Stainless steel and surgical steel (excluding 303Pb); 9b.& nbsp; Precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, iridium and ruthenium. |
| Exemption Rule 3(16 CFR 1252) | Exemption from unprocessed or not finally processed particleboard made from logs or recycled wood waste; exemption from unprocessed or not finally processed hardwood plywood made from logs or recycled wood waste; exemption from unprocessed or not finally processed medium density fiberboard made from logs or recycled wood waste. |
| Section 106 | Mandatory toy safety standards |
| Example of requirements | The CPSC approved the adoption of the toy safety standard ASTM F963 issued by the American Society for Testing and Materials as a mandatory standard that children’s consumer products must meet. Examples of requirements: Small parts requirements (16 CFR 1501) Tip/sharp edge requirements (16 CFR 1500.48~49) Normal use/abuse testing (16 CFR 1500.50~53)CPSA label identification requirements (16 CFR 1500.19 121); Electric toy requirements (16 CFR 1505). |
| Section 108 | containingProducts with specific phthalates |
| Requirements (16 CFR 1307) | There are eight o-benzene items in accessible materials for children’s toys or child care products that are permanently restricted to contain DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP, DINP, DNHP, DCHP and DPP, and the o-benzene content of each type shall not exceed 0.1 wt %. |
| Exemption Rule 1 | The following seven plastic materials are exempt from phthalates: polypropylene (PP) polyethylene (PE) high impact polystyrene (HIPS) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) universal polystyrene (GPPS) medium impact polystyrene (MIPS) super impact polystyrene (SHIPS) |
| Exemption Rule 2(16 CFR 1252) | Exemption from unprocessed or non-final processed particleboard made from raw wood or recycled wood waste; exemption from unprocessed or non-final processed hardwood plywood made from raw wood or recycled wood waste that does not contain polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesives; exemption from unprocessed or non-final processed medium density fiberboard made from raw wood or recycled wood waste. |
enterprise-related obligations
The U.S. CPSIA is known as the strictest Consumer Product Safety Act in history. It is intended that children’s product manufacturers in the U.S. market should make it clear that they should be familiar with the product quality requirements in the bill and ensure that their products meet the relevant product safety provisions in the regulations through supply chain control and product testing to ensure smooth export to the United States.
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