CPSC in the United States
Basic Introduction
CPSC is an important consumer protection agency in the United States. It is the abbreviation of Consumer Product Safety Committee, i.e. Consumer Product Safety Association. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established in 1972. Its responsibility is to protect the interests of consumers and maintain personal and family safety by reducing the risk of injury and death from consumer products. The main functions of CPSC are: to formulate producer self-discipline standards, and to formulate mandatory standards or bans for consumer products that have no standards to rely on. Inspections are carried out on potentially dangerous products, and feedback is given to consumers through various channels including the media, states, local governments, individual groups and organizations. CPSC is now responsible for the safety monitoring of more than 15,000 consumer products.
Main Content
1. Establish a unified mandatory national standard across the United States.
2. Further regulate lead-containing toys
3. Add traceability labels to toys.
4. Convert the voluntary standard ASTM F963 into a mandatory standard.
5. Mandatory third-party testing for certain children's products n Control of 6 phthalates in toys
Testing project details
CPSIA regulations are divided into two parts, the first part of which involves "children's product safety" and the second part of which involves "Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform". The chapters involved in the first part are as follows:
Article 101. Children's products containing lead; lead paint standards
Article 102. Mandatory third-party testing of certain children's products
Article 103. Tracking labels for children's products
Article 104. Labels for durable infant and toddler products
Section 105. Advertising and labeling requirements for toys and games
Section 106. Mandatory toy safety standards
Section 107. Study of preventable injuries and deaths associated with consumer products among minority children
Section 108. Prohibition of the sale of products containing certain phthalates

Phthalates

CPSIA modifies the content of phthalates as follows

(a) Children's toys or child care articles shall not contain more than 0.1% of the following phthalates

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate DEHP di-(2-ethylhexl) phthalates
DBP dibutyl phthalates
BBP benzyl butyl phthalates

(b) Toys or child care articles that can be placed in the mouth of a child must not contain more than 0.1% of the following phthalates
DINP diisononyl phthalates
DPENP di-n-Penty-l phthalates (generally call as DnPP)
DHEXP di-n-hexyl phthalates (generally call as DnHP)
DCHP dicyclohexyl phthalates
DIBP diisobutyl phthalates

The rule (b) is based on the recommendations of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP), which reviewed the health effects of phthalates in children's toys and child care articles. According to the CHAP report, the CPSC has determined that most of these five phthalate chemicals are harmful to male reproductive development.

The final rule brings the total number of phthalates restricted for use in children's toys and childcare products to eight, with a concentration of no more than 0.1%.
Testing and Certification
The CPSC is responsible for certifying various products sold on the market, which is also called CPSC certification.
The CPSC currently manages 15,000 different products in its catalog. CPSC rules are used to collect product safety data, remind customers of product hazards, and reduce hazards. CPSC rules are used to deal with electronic vibrations, fires, and other safety hazards. CPSC rules also apply to products that are involved in lawsuits and fail to implement safety guidelines, causing injuries or deaths. Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers must make written reports on products that are found to be unsafe, and only products that have obtained safety marks are allowed to enter the market.

Requirement for safety certificates
Importers and manufacturers must provide certificates of conformity to distributors and retailers based on CPSIA. These certificates indicate that the product has been properly tested and meets the requirements of CPSIA. Without these certificates it is very likely that shipments of products will be rejected when they reach stores, so there are some built-in compliance checks in the new act.