A. The difference between CPSC, CPC, CPSIA
CPSC: CPSC is an important consumer protection agency in the United States, is the abbreviation of Consumer Product Safety Committee, that is, the Consumer Product Safety Association.
CPSC is the name of an organization, and what we call CPSC certification, that is, the need to find a third-party laboratory authorized by the CPSC to issue test documents.
CPC: Children's Product Certificate (Children's Product Certificate), is a certificate issued by a third-party laboratory authorized by the CPSC after testing the product in accordance with regulations, the baseline test data.
CPC is a certificate that is issued by an authorized laboratory after the product has been tested, in the event that the test data meets the relevant regulations.
CPSIA: CPSIA that is, August 14, 2008 by the United States Bush signed into effect the Safety Improvement Act, the law today is since the establishment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1972 since the tough consumer protection act.
CPSIA is the regulation, is to specify the quality of the product standards.
Summary: CPC is a children's product certificate, the need for CPSC-accredited laboratory testing and certification, while the CPSIA is the provision of children's products to do CPC certification testing standards.
Second, CPSC certification introduction
CPSC is the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Committee (CPSC) is the U.S. federal government agencies, the main responsibility is to develop standards and regulations for the safety of consumer products and monitor the implementation of the CPSO's existing catalog managed by 15,000 kinds of products, CPSC rules are to collect product CPSC rules also apply to products that are the subject of lawsuits, failures to enforce safety guidelines that result in injury or death. Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers must make written reports of products tested as unsafe, and only products that have received the safety mark are allowed to enter the market.
CPSC stands for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which has lead requirements for all children's products, as well as other more product-specific requirements regarding components and labeling that require third-party testing unless you or the materials you use meet certain requirements, such as those set forth in regulations and those set forth by small volume manufacturers. the CPSIA is giving the CPSC more regulatory and enforcement tools behavior, and added several regulations.
Third, the main content of the CPSC certification
1、Establish a unified mandatory national standard throughout the United States.
2、To further regulate toys containing lead.
3、Toys with traceability labeling.
4、The voluntary standard ASTM F963 into a mandatory standard.
5, the implementation of mandatory third testing of certain children's products n the implementation of control of six phthalates in toys.
Fourth, the scope of application of CPSC certification
CPSC rules are to collect product safety data, prompting customers the danger of the product and ways to reduce the hazard.
CPSC rules are used to deal with electronic oscillations, fire and other safety hazards.
CPSC rules also apply to products that have been caught in litigation cases where failure to implement safety guidelines has caused injury or death. Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers must make written reports on products that are tested unsafe, and only products that have received the safety mark are allowed to enter the market.
V. Children's products CPSC approved CPC certificate requirements.
1. CPC certificate must be based on the CPSC recognized third-party testing laboratory test results.
2. CPC certificate issued by the seller, a third-party laboratory can provide assistance in drafting the CPC certificate
3. Children's products must comply with all relevant safety rules and regulations.
4. CPC certificate should contain the following information.
①Product information (name and description).
② All applicable regulations and rules of the product.
③ Manufacturer information: including name, address and telephone number.
④Product production date and address, the production date must be to the month and year, the address must be to the city; ⑤ testing time and address.
⑥ third-party testing agency information (CPSC-accredited laboratory): name, address, and contact number.
Sixth, the cost of CPSC
Depending on the complexity of the product, so the costs incurred are different, basically the more types of materials involved in the product, the higher the total cost of testing, so specific products to be analyzed specifically
Seven, the time required to do CPSC certification
In general, the general product application time for CPSC certification is 5-7 working days (can be expedited), depending on the complexity of the product has changed accordingly.
Eight, the validity of CPSC certification.
In the case of product design, regulations and directives have not changed, the product CPSC certification can always be useful, except if the buyer has special requirements.
Nine, the content of the relevant Act
CPSA is short for "Consumer Product Safety Act", which was enacted in 1972, it is the CPSC protection regulations. It establishes the agency, explains its basic rights, and provides that when the CPSC finds any excessive risk of harm associated with a consumer product, it establishes standards that can mitigate or eliminate that risk. It also allows the CPSC to issue recalls for defective products (except those not under the jurisdiction of the CPSC).
