Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

US CPSC (2008) Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Section 108. Products containing certain phthalates. Consumer Product Safety Commission, http //www.cpsc.gov/ ABOUT/Cpsia/ICPHSO2009.pdf... 

In the United States, risk assessment was mainly directed toward the effect of phthalates when used in toys and care articles for children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) convened a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP), as recommended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The CHAP report presented in July 2014 (CHAP, 2014) confirmed the permanent ban of the phthalates DBP, BBP, and DEHP for children s products. It also recommends that DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP and DCHP be permanently banned from use in children s toys and child care articles at levels greater than 0.1%. The interim ban for DINP (>0.1%) was made permanent. An interim ban is put on DIOP. The interim ban on DNOP and DIDP was lifted, however, and additional risk assessments were recommended. No action needs to be taken for DMP and DEP, but additional risk assessments are recommended. No recommendation has been made regarding DPHP due to the lack of information. 

A U.S. law, Title 16 CFR, Parts 1101 to 1406, that established mandatory notification by manufacturers of products and the distributors of these products to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the event they become aware of a faulty product, or part of that product, that could result in bodily injury or product damage. The act also allows CPSC to ban a product if there is no feasible alternative. See also Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). 

U.S. regulatory agency that protects the public against unreasonable risks of injuries or deaths associated with consumer products. The CPSC investigates products to determine if they pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard, or can injure children. They have estimated that their evaluations have significantly contributed to a 30 percent decline in the rate of death and injury associated with consumer products over the last 30 years. See also Consumer Products Safety Act of 1972 Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008. 

CFR, 2051, Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 49 CFR 172, Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials... 

Zippers on all children s products must not contain any toxic elements. If the zipper has a surface coating, it must comply with Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) 2008. Zipper fasteners should not have rough or sharp edges and they must be free from rust, contamination, oxidation or all other types of degraded corrosion. Heavy zippers should be avoided, as they are uncomfortable for the child to lie on. Metal zippers get heated on exposure to the sun and should hence be avoided. 

In August 2008, Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act [PL 110-314 15 U.S.C. 1278a], which lowered the permissible levels of lead paint for structural use, paint on furniture, paint on/in children s products, and lead paint on toys intended for children and sold in the U.S. Effective August 14, 2009, such paints cannot exceed 90 ppm total Pb content as determined by laboratory testings [16 CFR 1303.1]. 

The CPSC uses a mixture of regulations and standards (including banning of certain characteristics, for example, small piece parts are banned from products for children younger than 3 years old), testing, and recalls to ensure safety of consumer products. The way the CPSC certifies children s products is illustrative of the approval process. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that almost all children s products sold in the United States, whether imported or produced domestically, must... 

The increased attention in recent years about fee safety and risks associated wife phthalate ester plasticizers can be attributed to fee restrictions initially imposed in Europe on the use of six phthalates in toys. Since this ban was temporarily placed in 1999, it has expanded to include several other countries and in 2008, it was applied towards toys and childcare articles sold in fee United States. Wife fee passage of fee US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), three plasticizers— DBP, DEHP, and BBP—were banned from all toys for cbildren up to age 12 and childcare articles for children up to age 3. Three other plasticizers, DINP, DIDP, and DnOP (a component of fee phthalate plasticizer blend 610P and not a commercial plasticizer) were given a temporary restriction pending scientific review for their use in childcare articles for children up to age 3 and for toys intended for fee mouth up to age 12. 

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-314) increased the budget of the CPSC, imposed new testing and documentation requirements, and set new acceptable levels of several substances including lead. It imposes new requirements on manufacturers of apparel, shoes, personal care products, accessories and jewelry, home furnishings, bedding, toys, electronics and video games, books, school supplies, educational materials, and science kits. The act also increased fines and specifies jail time for some serious violations (Table 4.20). 

United States Congress (2008) Consumer product safety improvement act of 2008 http //www. 

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016 (2008) Government Accountability Office, Consumer Safety Better Information and Planning Would Strengthen CPSC s Oversight of Imported Products 13 (2009). 

Pub. L. 112-28, 125 Stat. 273 (2011) Mark Duvall, Felix Yeung Erica Zilioli, Fixing the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Are We There Yet 39 BNA PSLR 1121 (2011). 

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