On 17 August 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposed a rule on the Federal Register that four specified plastics with specified additives would be exempt from mandatory testing for phthalates. Public comments are open until 31 October 2016.
Section 108 of the CPSIA prohibits children’s toys and child care articles that contain six specified phthalates in concentrations above 0.1 percent in “accessible plasticised component parts and other component parts made of materials that may contain phthalates”. Children’s toys and child care articles subject to the content limits in section 108 before the manufacturer can issue a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) and enter the children’s toys or child care articles into commerce.
Here are the proposed requirements on prohibited phthalates:
Current CPSIA requirements | Proposed requirements | |
Scope | Children’s toys and child care articles | |
Phthalates | Permanent prohibitions DEHP DBP BBP Interim prohibitions DINP DIDP DNOP | Permanent prohibitions DEHP DBP BBP DINP DIBP DPP DnHP DCHP |
Limit | 0.1% (by weight)/ individual | |
Third-party testing | Require third-party testing before the placing of market | Four specified plastics with specified additives do not require third-party testing before the placing of market |
The specified plastics refers to polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). Please visit the link below for the specified additives.
If the rule is made final after public consultation, related businesses should comply with the new requirements. C&K Testing will keep tracking on the latest news for you.
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