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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) regulates products that are intended for children aged 12 and younger. The requirements of the CPSIA apply to various categories of children’s products, including toys and durable infant or toddler products, such as play yards and high chairs.

This guide provides examples of children’s products covered by the CPSIA and examples of safety rules and standards related to each product category. Note, however, that the CPSIA regulates all products that are intended for children, not only the products that are listed in this guide or for which there exists a specific safety rule.

Methodology

1. This guide lists products regulated by existing children’s product safety rules “requiring third-party testing and a children’s product certificate”, as listed on the CPSC’s relevant guidance document. It also lists children’s footwear, jewelry, and school and stationery items, even though we could not find any specific safety rules for these products listed in the guidance document.

2. Besides listing products, each section of this guide lists the safety rules that we could find that apply to the mentioned product categories. Note that:

a. Other relevant safety rules and standards may exist, besides the ones listed in this guide

b. Some rules apply to many different types of products, such as 16 CFR part 1501, which covers small parts.

c. Some rules cover substance restrictions (e.g., lead or phthalates). As such, they are relevant for many product categories. We found the following three:

• 16 CFR Part 1303 – Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
• 16 CFR Part 1307 – Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates
• 15 U.S.C. § 1278a – Children’s products containing lead; lead paint rule

d. Besides listing all the safety rules provided in the CPSC’s guidance document, this guide also lists some additional safety rules and standards, such as 16 CFR Part 1120 and ASTM F2412.

e. Some of the listed products are deemed to be durable infant or toddler products, for which additional requirements apply. In this case, we mention this information in the guide.

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Children’s furniture sold in the United States must comply with strict safety standards, in addition to labelling, certification, and testing requirements. In this guide, we explain how the CPSIA, 16 CFR Part 1640, the Lacey Act, California Proposition 65 and other compliance requirements relate to children’s furniture.

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Children’s jewelry sold in the United States are subject to safety standards, substance restrictions, labelling, certification, and testing requirements. In this guide, we take a closer look at CPSIA, ASTM F2923, California Proposition 65, and other compliance requirements applicable to children’s jewelry.

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Testing according to referenced ASTM standards, which includes ASTM F963-23, is mandatory when importing and manufacturing children’s products in the United States. In this guide, we answer essential questions that you may have about CPSIA lab testing requirements and ASTM F963-23 testing in particular.

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Pacifiers sold in the United States are subject to strict safety standards and chemical restrictions. There are also requirements concerning labeling, certification, and testing of pacifiers.

This guide serves as an introduction to these requirements. More specifically, we take a closer look at CPSIA, 16 CFR Part 1511, 16 CFR Part 1303, and other requirements that tend to be relevant to pacifiers manufactured or imported for the US market.
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Baby feeding bottles sold in the United States are subject to various safety standards, food contact materials regulations, labeling, documentation, and testing requirements.

In this guide, we explain what importers and manufacturers must know about 16 CFR Part 1303, CPSIA, FDA 21 CFR, and other relevant regulations.

We also explain why baby bottle importers must exercise caution when buying from overseas manufacturers.
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Baby carriers manufactured and imported in the United States are subjected to mandatory safety standards, substance restrictions, labeling, certification, and lab testing requirements.

In this guide, we cover CPSIA, ASTM standards, and other compliance requirements applicable to several types of baby carriers, such as soft infant carriers, frame child carriers, and sling carriers.
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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) regulates all children’s products (for 12-year-olds or younger) imported, manufactured, and sold in the United States. In this guide, we explain what importers and manufacturers must know about CPSIA requirements.

More specifically, the guide covers the product scope, mandatory safety standards, certification, tracking labeling, and labeling requirements.

The article also explains how businesses and consumers can determine if a certain product is non-CPSIA compliant.

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Ensuring compliance with toy safety standards is mandatory when importing, manufacturing, and selling children’s toys in the US. In this guide, we cover what toy safety standards are, and how you can ensure compliance. More specifically, we cover ASTM F963-17, UL 696, and test methods.

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