CPSC to Enforce New Requirements for Children's Products
-- Gifts and Dec, 8/13/2009 1:41:00 PM
Washington, DC – On August 14 the Consumer Products Safety Commission will begin enforcing new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
The limit for lead in children's products drops from 600 parts per million (ppm) to 300 ppm in any part (except electronics) that is accessible to children. The limit for lead in paint and similar surface-coating materials for consumer use drops from 600 ppm to 90 ppm. The lead paint limits also apply to toys and other articles intended for children as well as certain furniture products.
Manufacturers must place permanent distinguishing marks (tracking labels) on any consumer product primarily intended for children 12 and younger made on or after August 14. These must enable consumers to ascertain basic information, including the manufacturer or private labeler, location, the date of manufacture, and more detailed information on the manufacturing process such as a batch or run number.
Advertising for certain toys and games intended for use by children from three to six years old must have warnings regarding potential choking hazards to children younger than three. The grace period for catalogs and other printed materials expired August 9.
Civil penalties increase substantially to a maximum of $100,000 per violation and up to a maximum of $15 million for a related series of violations.
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