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Creating a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) is mandatory if your product is determined to be a children’s product and subject to one or more children’s product safety rules. In this guide, we explain how you can assess if this is the case, while also providing examples of products that require a Children’s Product Certificate in the United States.
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How to Create a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) in 7 steps
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This guide explains how to create a Children’s Product Certificate when manufacturing or importing products classified as children’s products. This process involves specifying product and company information, as well as listing children’s product safety rules for which the product has been tested.
Note that you can only create a Children’s Product Certificate once third-party lab testing has been completed.
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How to Create an EU Declaration of Conformity for Toys
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This guide explains how to create an EU Declaration of Conformity in accordance with Annex III of the Toy Safety Directive. We explain what to include under each of the 7 points of the document, and address common questions.
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How to CE mark a toy in 5 steps
Posted on — Leave a commentThis guide explains how the CE marking process for toys works in practice. We break down the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive into 5 actionable steps from the perspective of the manufacturer. Note that a manufacturer in this context also refers to brand owners.
EU Toy Safety Regulation: An Essential Guide
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The new EU Toy Safety Regulation will replace the Toy Safety Directive, resulting in significant changes to documentation and labelling requirements for toys. In this guide, we take a closer look at the harmonised standards, digital product passport requirements, labelling, technical documentation, and other aspects of the Toy Safety Regulation.
Note that this article is based on the draft published in February 2025.
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Children’s Book Regulations in the United States: An Overview
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Children’s books sold in the United States are subject to various regulations and standards, which in turn set requirements concerning chemicals, small parts, labelling, certification, and more.
Books intended for children that do not comply with the safety requirements are dangerous as children may, for instance, remove a small detachable part of the book and swallow it, leading to suffocation.
This guide takes a closer look at how the CPSIA, ASTM F963, the Lacey Act, and other compliance requirements cover children’s books sold in the United States.
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Children’s Book Regulations in the European Union: An Overview
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Children’s book sold in the European Union must comply with various safety standards and substance restrictions. In addition, various regulations and directives also set requirements concerning documentation, labelling, and lab testing.
The specific requirements that apply in turn depend on whether the book has play features and the relevant age group.
This guide addresses how the Toy Safety Directive, General Product Safety Regulation, REACH Regulation, and other requirements impact children’s books in the European Union.
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The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011: An Overview
Posted on — Leave a commentToys imported or manufactured for sale in the UK must comply with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011. Doing so requires that the toy product complies with safety standards covering physical properties, flammability, substance restrictions, and more. Further, the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 also set requirements concerning documentation, UKCA marking, CE marking, traceability labelling, and testing.
Note: This article does not cover requirements for Northern Ireland, which is generally aligned with EU product safety requirements.
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Regulations and Standards for Children’s Furniture in the United Kingdom
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Children’s furniture manufactured or imported for sale in the United Kingdom is subject to various regulations, safety standards, substance restrictions, labelling, and documentation requirements. These are intended to reduce or even eliminate the risk of choking, strangulation, fire hazards, harmful chemicals, and other risks.
In this guide, we take a closer look at how regulations such as The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 and The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 apply to children’s furniture sold in the United Kingdom.
Note: This article does not cover requirements for Northern Ireland, which is generally aligned with EU product safety requirements.
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Play Yard Regulations in the United States: An Overview
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Play yards sold in the United States must comply with various regulations and standards. These in turn set requirements for mechanical safety, substances, labeling, certification, and testing. Non-compliant play yards are unsafe as they may, for instance, entrap a child’s head or neck, resulting in suffocation, and injuries.
In this guide, we cover the CPSIA, ASTM F406, ASTM F2373, and other compliance requirements relevant to play yards in the United States.
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