Passed in 2008, a public law that made significant changes to product safety laws and gave the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) significant new responsibilities for ensuring the safety of consumer products.

CPSC Buying Promotional Products: A Guide to Federal Safety Laws 
CPSC Guide to Buying Promotional Products - End-Buyer Flyer
Clearly communicate the value of compliance with this end-user-friendly guide to Federal safety laws.

Guide To Navigating The CPSIA  
The Guide To Navigating The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (2014 version) is your one source for CPSIA information. This book covers everything from a definition of a children’s product, to standards and regulations, to specific supplier and distributor information and even answers to your most frequently asked questions.

CPSIA Public Law 110–314—Aug. 14, 2008
The Law - Copy of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008.

Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA)
The Law - Copy of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) as of 2011.

CPSC Age Determination Guidelines
The Age Determination Guidelines (pdf) issued by the Commission staff in September 2002, and any successor to such guidelines.

Rules Requiring Third-Party Testing and a Children's Product Certificate
A list of rules that require third-party testing.

Art Materials
Art materials for consumers of all ages must comply with a number of requirements under federal law.   Art materials that are designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger must meet additional requirements, which are described below.

Art and Craft Safety Guide
General guidance for the use of art and craft supplies with children. An overview of the potential hazards associated with art and craft materials and applicable safety and first-aid information. Detailed information about specific art and craft disciplines and associated materials.

PSC Business Desktop Reference Guide
The CPSC charts its requirements for general use and children's products in this easy-to-read guide.

CPSC Business Education
CPSC tools for complying with federal product safety regulations.

Third-Party Accredited Testing Laboratories
The CPSC maintains an up-to-date list of testing laboratories that have been accredited to assess conformity with consumer product safety regulations.

Undue Influence Statement of Policy 
On February 8, 2013 the CPSC issued regulations (1107.24 and 1107.26) to ensure that manufacturers and their employees do not exert undue influence on testing laboratories to alter test methods or results which serve as the basis for certifying a product’s compliance under federal law.

CPSC Navigator
CPSC news, notices, and critical information, in an easy to use format, regarding product safety, consumer-related regulation, and litigation.  This website assists in the understanding of current compliance regulations and how they affect businesses today.  

CPSC 2013 Regulated Product Handbook
This handbook was developed by the CPSC to assist manufacturers, importers, retailers and others in understanding their responsibilities under CPSC Statues and regulations. 

Updated Toy Safety Standard Requires Additional Testing
As of June 12, 2012, manufacturers and importers of children's toys must comply with updated Federal Toy Safety Standards.

CPSC Launches Registry For Small-Batch Manufacturers Of Children's Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has launched a registry for small-batch manufacturers of children's products. Designed to be easy to use, it is located at www.saferproducts.gov.

CPSC Issues New Rules Governing Testing And Certification Of Children's Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved new regulations regarding the independent third-party testing of children's products. The new rules specify periodic testing requirements and component part testing rules for domestic manufacturers, importers and private labelers.

President Obama Signs CPSIA Revision Bill Into Law 
On August 12, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 2715 to revise the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

CPSC Mandates Lead Limit In Children's Products
The CPSIA limits lead levels in children's products to no more than 100 parts per million (ppm) unless the CPSC determines the limit is unfeasible. Following its review process, the CPSC has chosen to go ahead with the 100 ppm lead limit for products in which the limit has been determined technologically feasible. The law takes effect August 14, 2011, and is proactively applicable, meaning it will not apply to children's products already produced. 

CPSC Guide to the CPSIA
The CPSC charts its requirements for general use and children's products in this easy-to-read guide.

How Does This Affect My Small Business?: Extension Of The Stay Of Enforcement Of Testing And Certification Requirements For Total Lead Content in Children's Products Until December 31, 2011 
The CPSC's Small Business Ombudsman explains the current and future lead content requirements for children's products.

CPSC-Accredited Third-Party Testing Laboratories
The CPSC maintains an up-to-date list of testing laboratories that have been accredited to assess conformity with consumer product safety regulations. 

CPSC Definition of a Reasonable Testing Program
CPSC General Conformity Presentation 
Federal Register Notice Certification (FRNC)
Sample General Conformity Certificate 

CPSC Enforcement Policy On Lead Limits 
CPSC Lead In Paint And Lead Content Questions 
CPSC Lead Content Inventory Opinion 
Children’s Products Lead/Lead Paint Timeline 

CPSC Phthalate Guidance  
Starting on February 10, 2009, children’s toys and child care articles cannot contain more that 0.1% of six phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, and DnOP) regardless of when they were manufactured.

CPSC Phthalate Opinion  
This document provides detailed information on test methods that will be used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) testing laboratory (LSC) for the analysis of phthalate content in child care items and toys.

CPSC Statement Of Policy: Testing Component Parts for Phthalates - July, 2014
The CPSC discusses testing for phthalate concentration on the basis of component parts, as compared to the entire product. This document also includes guidance as to what materials may contain phthalates. 

CHAP Advisory Panel Report 
Recommendations to the Commission whether any "phthalates (or combinations of phthalates)"
other than those permanently banned, including the phthalates covered by the interim ban, or phthalate alternatives should be prohibited. *Based on the CHAP’s recommendations, the Commission must determine whether to continue the interim prohibition of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) "in order to ensure a reasonable certainty of no harm to children, pregnant women, or other susceptible individuals with an adequate margin of safety."

CPSC Phthalate Effective Date Opinion - February 2009
Court finds that the phthalate prohibitions unambiguously apply to existing inventory.

Phthalates: A Comprehensive Guide  
A product liability attorney compares and contrasts CPSIA, California's phthalate ban and Proposition 65, explaining what you need to know and when.

CPSC Policy Statement-Tracking Label Requirement  
On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was enacted.

CPSC Tracking Label FAQs
Find answers to your tracking label questions on this comprehensive webpage.