CPSC Finalizes Proposal on Inaccessible Parts of Toys or Child Care Articles
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued guidance on inaccessible component parts in children's toys or child care articles subject to Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Feb. 14. The section says the prohibition on specified products containing phthalates does not apply to any component that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product.
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The action makes final a Notice of Proposed Guidance in the Federal Register July 31, 2012, without substantive change from the proposed guidance. It specified that a children's product, toy, or child care article that is completely enclosed or covered by fabric is considered inaccessible to a child, unless the product or part of the product in one dimension is smaller than 5 centimeters.
Further information: Kristina Hatlelid, 301-987-2558 or khatlelid@cpsc.gov.