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USA Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), It's a stronger requirement about the harmful matter in the field of US consumer product, especially the product for children. According to CPSIA, total lead content in coatings and paint will be reduced to 90 ppm gradually, add the requirement about total lead content of touchable substrate 100ppm, and unify the regulation on PAEs for all US states and require toys safety standards more seriously.
Relevant definition
"Children's product" means consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger.
"Children's toy" means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when the child plays.
"Child care article" means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer to facilitate sleep or the   feeding of children age 3 and younger, or to help such children with sucking or teething.
"Toys that can be placed in child's mouth" means a toys can be placed in a child's mouth if any part of the toy can actually be brought to the mouth and kept in the mouth by a child's mouth by a child so that it can be sucked and chewed. If a toy or part of a toy in any dimension is smaller than 5cm, it is considered as being able to be placed in the mouth.
Regulation about lead in children's product and coatings
Lead in surface coating: 90 ppm ; Lead in substrate: 100 ppm
Phthalates Requirement on limited value

Scope

DEHP

DBP

BBP

DINP

DIOP

DIDP

Limit

Toys(can’t be placed in the mouth)

 

 

 

<0.1%(individual)

Toys(can be placed in mouth)

Child care article

According to CPSIA, the products importing to US must have a qualification by manufacturers and importers certifying product is in compliance with standards and regulations applicable to the product. And mandatory accredited third party testing for certain children's product.
As a third-party testing agency, PTS Testing Service Lab can give the testing services below for customers:
◆Total lead ◆Phthalates

CPSC Regulation Testing for Lead and Phthalates
CPST Testing Lab CPSC & CPSIA Testing Services
In order to successfully retail, manufacture, distribute or import children’s products into the United States (US), the items first have to comply according to CPSC and CPSIA testing standards.
PTS Testing Service Lab is a CPSC accredited laboratory, testing for the presence of the restricted substances of lead and phthalates in products against the CPSC standard in various products.
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Lead Analysis
Lead is a low cost and abundant heavy metal which is widely used across various products and manufacturing sectors. Lead and lead compounds can be found in a large number of consumer products, including paints/coatings, toys, bags, belts, footwear, jewellery and accessories.
PTS Testing Service Lab provides a full range of lead and heavy metal tests:
Heavy metals testing
Lead testing
Cadmium testing
Mercury testing
Nickel testing
Chromium 3 and chromium 6
Phthalates Screening
Phthalates are high production volume chemicals used primarily as plasticizers in polyvinylchloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU) products. There are several different kinds of phthalates used for a wide variety of consumer products including toys, garments, footwear, accessories, luggage and food contact materials.
About the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
The CPSC is an independent agency of the US government. It is the regulatory body for product safety and compliance for the US and is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction.
About the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008
The CPSIA controls the amount of lead and phthalates in consumer products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, as well as setting out requirements for flammability testing. These regulations are law and testing of products is mandatory. This safety standard has been widely adopted voluntarily to control the amount of lead in all products sold within the USA.
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