In Force Checked October 24, 2026
Its certification and testing requirements are carried out through 16 CFR Parts 1107 and 1109, and its certificate eFiling requirement through Part 1110.
What It Covers
Lead and phthalate limits for children’s products, mandatory third-party testing and certification, permanent tracking labels, and the making of ASTM F963 a mandatory standard.
Who It Applies To
Manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of children’s products (primarily intended for children 12 and under) and of other regulated consumer products sold in the United States.
Key Requirements
- Lead content in accessible substrate no more than 100 ppm, and lead in paint no more than 90 ppm (16 CFR 1303).
- Eight phthalates limited to 0.1 percent in child care articles and children’s toys (16 CFR 1307).
- Third-party testing by a CPSC-accepted laboratory, and a Children’s Product Certificate for each product.
- Permanent tracking labels on the product and its packaging (Section 103).
What an Auditor Asks to See
- The certificate, the test reports, and the laboratory’s acceptance scope.
- Tracking label content for a production lot, traced back to the factory and date.
Where Systems Fall Short
- Laboratories used outside their CPSC-accepted scope.
- Tracking labels that identify the brand but not the batch.
How QES Helps
Compliance reviews of certificates, labels and testing, and a certificate eFiling readiness check.
Related Standards
Sources. Congress.gov — H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (opens in a new tab); eCFR — 16 CFR Part 1307 (opens in a new tab). Status checked October 24, 2026. This page summarizes CPSIA; it does not reproduce or replace it. Buy the standard from its publisher, or read the regulation in its official text, before relying on a detail. Not legal advice.