Source: Yiwu sourcing agent Author: Date: 2009-01-27
In July 2008, the United States Congress, the Federal Senate respectively passed the "amendment to the Consumer Goods Safety 2008 HR4040", 8 on 14 on the U.S. President George W. Bush issued a formal signing of the amendment. Cover a wide range of amendments, both of children's toys and children's products, regulatory policies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulatory authorities (the CPSC) reform of the content itself is the biggest in recent decades to amend a new amendment the case will be a fundamental change in U.S. toy safety supervision basic pattern, has aroused widespread concern in the toy industry. This article on a bill relating to children's toys and children's products, changes in some of the laws and regulations and regulatory requirements to adjust the contents of sorting out, for reference.
The amendment, a distinguishing feature is in the United States to establish a unified mandatory national standards, to further standardize the leaded toys, toys containing phthalates, as well as promotional toys advertising content, while voluntary standards ASTM F-963 conversion for mandatory standards. Amendment to add the requirements and regulations apply only to the U.S. market after the signing of investment products, the request does not have retrospective effect, after the normal way through sales of products can continue to sell.
First, children's products in the lead (total lead) content (Cap. 101)
The scope of application: children's products contained in various kinds of materials
Terms of requirements: the lead content of children's products limits:
1.600ppm - the entry into force 180 days after the enactment of the amendment;
2.300ppm - take effect one year after the enactment of the amendment;
3.100ppm (such as technically feasible to confirm CPSC) - three years after the entry into force of amendments enacted (for example, is technically not feasible to confirm, CPSC must be in the period to develop a viable and less than 300ppm limit to replace).
CPSC must regularly assess the limits of the above is technically feasible to confirm when the limit for the downward revision.
The following types of cases from the provisions of this article:
1, because we have confined cover or parcels, in the reasonably foreseeable use or abuse of the normal conditions, the children can not reach parts. Cover does not include paint, coatings and plating layer. The enactment of the amendment within one year, CPSC should be developed to determine nonpalpable parts of guidance documents (Prior to this description in accordance with laws and regulations shall prevail).
2, identified by the CPSC, in the reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the normal circumstances, would not lead to the human body into the lead, or public health and safety will not have any adverse effects of products or raw materials.
3, certain electronic components - such as electronic components CPSC confirmed the lead content limit is technically not feasible, the CPSC should formulate appropriate regulations to reduce or eliminate exposure to such components of the risk of lead and to develop such products feasible, comply with the timetable.
Second, paints and coatings of lead content (Cap. 101, f Part I)
The scope of application: Children's Products
Terms of requirements: the lead content limit from the current 600ppm down to 90ppm.
Testing methods: When measured paint or coating of the total weight of 10mg or less than the total surface area of less than 1cm2 circumstances, the amendment allows the use of other technologies, including X-ray fluorescence (XRF) method of detection of lead content in paint. In addition, the amendment also requires CPSC study XRF and other detection method in place of paint and surface coating of the validity, accuracy and reliability, if these new testing methods that the validity, accuracy and reliability of not less than the current testing method, the CPCs should be issued to replace the use of these new guidelines to standardize the methods. Amendment to allow the use of these new alternative testing methods if the lead content of coarse screening methods, to determine whether there is a need for further determination of the precise.
Third, mandatory testing and certification (Chapter 102)
Scope: All related to children's products, product safety laws and regulations, these laws and regulations including the amendment, and other similar standards, regulations, prohibitions, regulations and other CPSC enforcement bill.
Terms of requirements: the entry into force 90 days after the enactment of the amendment, product manufacturers must pass tests to prove that their products comply with CPSC to enforce the relevant standards and regulations, and various designated by the relevant provisions.
CPSC will prepare and publish a recognized conformity assessment body required notice (see below schedule). CPSC issued a circular in 90 days by the above-mentioned products, the testing organization must be a qualified independent accredited conformity assessment bodies, and must be imported in product sales, storage or business hours before the completion of such testing. The amendment also allows government agencies or manufacturers to operate or manage their own conformity assessment bodies to complete the testing, as long as they have sound effects of anti-unfair and biased system, and as an independent third party that they can provide equivalent or higher consumption safety protection programs.
Approved the timetable: CPSC will be based on the following specific product release schedule for conformity assessment bodies recognized the requirements of notice:
Leaded paint - 30 days of the promulgation of the amendment;
Full-size and non-full-size crib; pacifiers - within 60 days of the promulgation of the amendment;
Small parts - within 90 days of the promulgation of the amendment;
Children's metal jewelry - amendment enacted within 120 days;
Baby trampoline, walker, DanceDance chairs - the enactment of the amendment within 210 days;
All other laws and regulations relating to children's products, commodities - in the release as soon as practicable, but not later than 10 months of the promulgation of the amendment.
CPSC may authorize third-party conformity assessment body or an independent body appointed to complete the third-party conformity assessment body recognized by the assessment, CPSC should be regularly reviewed and revised accreditation requirements, and on its Web site published a list of qualified institutions. Remarks: The United States toy industry Association (TIA) toy safety certification program (Toy Safety Certification Program) is also based on the amendment calling for the product safety certification system, the current CPSC is seeking recognition of the system.
Detection of the certificate must be written in English, legible, and include: the production of time, place and testing agencies, including the name, address, telephone and responsible for the preservation of the test results recorded contacts in Japan. Related products or goods must be equipped with the corresponding certificate, and to each of distributors and retailers to provide a copy of the certificate. In the CPSC request, manufacturers (or brands) is also required to provide a copy of the certificate. CPSC also may require the arrival of imported products in the U.S. Customs 24 hours prior to the provision of electronic documents certificate.
Fourth, children's products can be traced back label (Chapter 103)
The scope of application: Children's Products
Terms of requirements: amendment enacted after the entry into force of 1 year, manufacturers must be in the product and its packaging to add significant permanent marking, where possible, manufacturers and end-consumers through the tags can confirm the following information: manufacturer name, production date, venue and production batches of information (batch, frequency and other information). This provides for a variety of products to take a certain amount of flexibility, manufacturers can use their own proprietary system retroactively.
This chapter is also the product ads, logos or packaging makes provision also provides that, if involved in the Consumer Goods Safety Act and standards, must comply with such laws and standards.
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