CPSC Proposes Exemptions From Children's Product Testing Requirement for Some Synthetic Fibers
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing exemptions from testing requirements for children’s products containing certain unfinished manufactured fibers. Under the proposal, unfinished polyester (polyethylene terephthalate, PET), nylon, polyurethane (spandex), viscose rayon, natural rubber latex, acrylic and modacrylic would be exempt from testing requirements for certain elements listed in ASTM F963. All those elements besides polyester would also be exempt from testing for phthalates.
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“If the Commission determines that such materials will comply with CPSC’s requirements with a high degree of assurance, manufacturers do not need to have those materials tested by a third-party testing laboratory to issue a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC),” CPSC said. Relief from testing requirements in any final rule would take effect 30 days after its publication.
Under the proposal, accessible component parts of children’s toys and child care articles made with the unfinished manufactured fibers specified in the proposed rule would not be required to be third-party tested. Accessible component parts of children’s toys and child care articles made with manufactured fibers not listed in the proposal would still have to be tested to get a Children’s Product Certificate, CPSC said.