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CPSC — US Consumer Product Safety

The Consumer Product Safety Commission enforces US federal safety rules for consumer products, including the lead content and phthalate limits introduced by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Children's products additionally require testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory and a Children's Product Certificate. Because certification is per-product and must accompany the shipment, this is one of the few regimes where a documentation gap stops goods at the border rather than surfacing in a later audit.

What it obliges you to do

  • Determine whether a product is a children's product, which changes everything downstream
  • Meet lead content, lead paint and phthalate limits as applicable
  • Arrange third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory
  • Issue and ship the applicable certificate with the product

Latest activity

From Federal Register. Each item links to the original, and is credited to whoever published it.

Rule

Safety Standard for Play Yards

In August 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for play yards pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

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Rule

Certificates of Compliance

In consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) issues this final rule (the Final Rule) to revise the agency's regulation for Certificates of Compliance (certificates).

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Rule

Safety Standard for Nursing Pillows

Pursuant to the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act, section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is issuing this final rule establishing a consumer…

Consumer Product Safety Commission·via Federal Register

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Does CPSC / CPSIA actually apply to your products?

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  • The evidence gaps that would surface in an audit
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