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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was legislated on 14 August 2008 that
# J& ~1 n- T3 z6 \7 xregulates the manufacturing and testing of imported consumer goods in the US.
' W. B2 G( |' G9 L( @8 r8 UThe new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, due to be in force by stages, requires
. }/ W3 g' X4 I0 F: Gmandatory third-party testing of products intended for children aged 12 and under covering a
; e/ b1 Y/ ?, u2 h; ]0 Pbroad spectrum of product categories, including toys, furniture, baby cribs, pacifiers, children’s- F2 d1 ~5 N n8 x7 D& k* ~4 P, V
metal jewellery, baby carriers, high chairs, strollers, walkers, swings and cradles.
b5 |6 s. N; N, }: P. G: oThe Act will ban the sale of consumer products that contain excessive amount of following% W% D: p- S, L7 y/ k: @' e! T
substances by the respective effective dates:
( R& ]) F! D) P' L7 ^* C# H7 j Z n- Total lead content by weight for any accessible part of children’s product through! o3 } [ D7 R* j% s! O# t
reasonably foreseeable use and abuse e.g. swallowing, mouthing, breaking, or other- [ t- w7 b4 Y" G- y
children’s activities, and the aging of the product:
4 }! W- [; ^6 |5 eo more than 600ppm (beginning 10 February 2009);7 ?- S& x A& l: |6 c
o more than 300ppm (beginning 14 August 2009);8 N' P+ }$ ^( n$ o4 _! m4 E- Y4 B
o more than 100ppm (beginning 14 August 2011);
8 o: H' P+ r+ l6 y9 U- Lead in paint and surface coating in max concentration of 0.009% or, more than 2μg
6 H0 L, `! [2 Y, Yof lead in a total weight ≤ 10mg of paint or other surface coating or in a surface area ≤5 g( c% T' Q, W
1cm2 (beginning 14 August 2009);
) H* R+ |7 t' l; Q: B. i1 K- Phthalates (DEHP, DBP or BBP) in concentrations exceeding 0.1% by weight of
- g$ O5 J! g' J8 S5 r, m2 f5 Qchildren’s toy or childcare article, or phthalates (DINP, DIDP or DnOP) in$ W" G& k2 M/ a4 o
concentrations exceeding 0.1% by weight of children’s toy that can be placed in a. g* s; ^6 B3 S6 S
child’s mouth or childcare article (beginning 10 February 2009).) n& I( A) x/ c5 k5 k
The Act also specifies ASTM F963-07 Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety as
9 @% J/ a1 R. {. p+ c5 _mandatory standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act and demands rulemaking process for
/ Z" O+ g, C! R2 w12 specified durable nursery products for use by children under the age of five years.1 k" m1 q7 c, E
The Act further requires that children’s product and its packaging should come with a tracking
2 ^$ s. g6 P, Q+ t i( L5 ^/ rlabel that allows officials to trace a product back to its factory in the event of a recall. Any
8 }" g3 ^/ A# _. A) Padvertisement for direct marketing shall carry appropriate cautionary statement for product that
# h, A+ x- b; g3 v0 C: ^! ]& hrequires such information.) y, S9 A% F# s$ P! E9 U, A C
Civil penalties for violation of any CPSC regulations are increased from US$5,000 to
3 G, o9 x9 Z4 w( ^+ `. LUS$100,000 for individual violation or up to US$15 million for violations involving multiple1 F; }6 H u2 Z0 k' n4 J
products. |
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