FAQ on US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published more answers to FAQs with regards to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Below are some of the key points.1. The ban on the six specified phthalates in section 108 of the CPSIA only applies to products that are manufactured on or after February 10, 2009.
2. The 0.1% limit for the six banned phthalates applies to each individual phthalate, not the total amount of these phthalates in the product.
3. In order to provide additional guidance, CPSC will be evaluating the determination of children's toy for the purposes of compliance with the phthalates limit. In the interim, the Commission staff plans to use the definition of toy in the ASTM F963-07 toy standard for guidance.
4. If a cosmetic material is included in a toy set, it is required to meet the requirements of the phthalates ban. However, cosmetics in general when not packaged with a toy, are not covered by the section 108 prohibitions and fall under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
5. An unbanned phthalate or an alternative plasticizer that is not one of the banned phthalates may be used in a children's toy or child care article. However, manufacturers are still responsible for ensuring that children's products are not considered “hazardous” under the general requirements of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA).
6. Life jackets are not consumer products, they would not be considered as "children’s products" or “children’s toys" under the CPSIA and would not be subject to CPSIA requirements applicable to children's products. However, toy versions of life jackets or flotation devices like "water wings" do fall within the CPSC's jurisdiction.
7. Shoes and socks are not considered to be children’s toys or child care articles.
8. Pool toys, beach balls, blow up rafts and inner tubes designed or intended for children 12 years of age or younger would be considered children’s toys and subject to the phthalates ban.
9. Children’s toys and child care articles manufactured on or after February 10, 2009, will need a general conformity certification to certify its compliance with the phthalates ban based on a “test of each product or a reasonable testing program”. Starting in September 2009, children’s toys and child care articles will have to be certified based on third-party testing of the product by accredited third-party laboratories. 美国《消费品安全改进法》常见问题解答
针对《消费品安全改进法》(CPSIA)的常见问题，美国消费品安全委员会(CPSC)最近发布了更多解答，重要内容包括：
1． CPSIA第108部分对六种邻苯二甲酸盐的限制仅适用于2009年2月10日及以后生产的产品。
2． 六种邻苯二甲酸盐的0.1%含量限值仅适用于单种邻苯二甲酸盐，并非产品中这些邻苯二甲酸盐的总量。
3． 为提供补充指引，CPSC将针对邻苯二甲酸盐的符合性要求，对儿童玩具的定义进行研讨。在过渡期间，委员会将采用ASTM F963-07玩具标准的玩具定义作为指导。
4． 如果成套玩具中包含化妆材料，则需符合邻苯二甲酸盐禁令的要求。不过，不与玩具包装在一起的普通化妆品不受第108部分的限制，而是受食品药品管理局(FDA)法规的管制。
5． 儿童玩具或儿童护理品可以使用不受禁令限制的邻苯二甲酸盐或替代的可塑剂。不过，制造商仍然有责任确保儿童产品符合《联邦危害物质法》(FHSA)的要求。
6． 救生衣不是消费品，因此不是CPSIA定义的“儿童产品”或“儿童玩具”，不受CPSIA有关儿童产品条例的管制。不过，玩具版的救生衣或漂浮装备，如“浮水圈”，需要符合美国消费品安全委员会(CPSC)的法规要求。
7． 鞋袜不属于儿童玩具或儿童护理品。
8． 为12岁或以下儿童设计使用的游泳池玩具、沙滩球、充气救生艇和内胎属于儿童玩具，应符合邻苯二甲酸盐禁令的要求。
9． 2009年2月10日及以后生产的儿童玩具和儿童护理品需依据“每种产品的测试或合理的测试计划”，提供证明符合邻苯二甲酸盐禁令的普通合格证书。2009年9月起，儿童玩具和儿童护理品必须依据经认可的第三方实验室的第三方测试提供普通合格证书。
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