CFR 16-1199.1-2013 PDF

Scope: (a) Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) permanently prohibits the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child care article’’ containing more than 0.1 percent of three specified phthalates (di-(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)). Section 108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an interim basis, ‘‘toys that can be placed in a child’s mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ containing more than 0.1 percent of three additional phthalates (diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP)). A ‘‘children’s toy’’ is defined as a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when the child plays. A toy can be placed in a child’s mouth if any part of the toy can actually be brought to the mouth and kept in the mouth by a child so that it can be sucked and chewed. If the children’s product can only be licked, it is not regarded as able to be placed in the mouth. If a toy or part of a toy in one dimension is smaller than 5 centimeters, it can be placed in the mouth. The term ‘‘child care article’’ means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer to facilitate sleep or the feeding of children age 3 years and younger, or to help such children with sucking or teething.

CFR 16-1199.1-2013 history

2013 CFR 16-1199.1-2013 Commercial Practices. Part1199:Children'S toys and child care articles containing phthalates: guidance on inaccessible component parts. Section1199.1:Children's toys and child care articles: Phthalate-containing inaccessible component parts.