CPSIA testing

CPSIA Act Background
August 14, 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the promulgation of the "2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act" (CPSIA), which is the original "Consumer Product Safety Act" (CPSA) significant changes. Amendments cover a wide range, fundamentally changed the U.S. consumer product safety regulatory system, causing great concern to producers of consumer goods. In accordance with the requirements of CPSIA products entering the United States by manufacturers, importers submit a self-enclosed declaration of conformity product, prove that the products comply with CPSC regulatory requirements of the product, and require some testing items must be certified by a CPSC qualified third-party testing agencies.

CPSIA Act of points:
Limit for lead in children's products (total lead) content
All children's products contained lead content limit various materials:
* 600ppm - take effect 180 days after enactment;
* 300ppm - take effect one year after enactment;
* 100ppm (CPSC recognized as technically feasible) - three years after the entry into force of the amendment promulgated

The lead content of paints and coatings
Children's products lead content of paints and coatings limit reduced from the current 600ppm 90ppm

Prohibit the sale of certain products containing phthalates
Prohibit the sale contains six kinds of phthalates in children's toys and child care products
Toy mandatory (statutory) safety standards
180 days after enactment, the United States Society for Testing Materials prepared by ASTM F963-08 will automatically be treated as promulgated by CPSC safety standards.

Mandatory testing and certification
All children involved in product safety laws and regulations (including the amendment, other similar standards, regulations, bans, regulations and other enforceable bill CPSC) product manufacturers must have a qualified third party CPSC accredited testing bodies to prove that their products meet the CPSC to enforce the relevant standards and regulations, and a variety of specified provisions.

Detection Services:
* Various consumer products (including toys, children's products) lead content test;
* Detection of Lead in paints and coatings;
* Phthalate detection test;
* Pacifier / cups and other safety testing;
* Other test items

Detection Services:
CPSIA Act covers a very broad, including (but not limited to):
* Toys
* Children's Products
* Child Care Products
* Baby pacifier or cup
* Various consumer products

In addition to that currently available food, cosmetics, medical equipment, and other federal agencies have been other regulated products do not belong to the "consumer" category, it almost covers all consumer goods. Similar baby pacifiers such products or cup, then by both CPSC and the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) jurisdiction. FDA regulation is indirectly added to food additives, for example, may be released from the container to the food or beverage substance; the CPSC is the product of an external control, which is directly in contact and part of the consumer.