CPSC Adopts Children's Products Third Party Testing Rules
GDA Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 10/21/2011 1:06:20 PM
Washington, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved new independent third party product testing rules for domestic manufacturers, importers and private labelers.
If there is a material change to the product, such as changes in the design, manufacturing process, or source of component parts, firms must re-test and re-certify that the product complies with federal safety standards. Firms must keep records on the testing and certification for their children's products. The testing and certification rule will go into effect 15 months after it is published in the Federal Register. Children's products that comply with the law may bear the label, "Meets CPSC Safety Requirements." Labeling is voluntary.
To reduce the burden on affected firms, the Commission also voted to approve a rule allowing firms to use component part and finished product testing conducted by their suppliers, effective 30 days after the rule is published.
The Commission also voted to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking on representative samples. Under this proposal, firms could use product samples for periodic testing that are known to be representative of all the product manufactured or imported since their last periodic or certification test. Manufacturers would be required to document their testing and keep those records. CPSC also voted to publish a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on opportunities to reduce the cost of third party testing requirements, as required by Congress.
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