Seven Plastics Exempted from Phthalates Testing in Toys and Childcare Articles by US CPSC

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published as final rule to amend Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The final rule creates a new Part 1308 (16 CFR 1308) exempting accessible components in toys and childcare articles from third party testing if they contain any of seven types of plastic with specified additives.

The plastics are:

• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
• General purpose polystyrene (GPPS), medium-impact polystyrene (MIPS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), super high-impact polystyrene (SHIPS)
• Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE)

The original Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to exempt certain plastics containing specified additives, from August 2016, did not list GPPS, MIPS and SHIPS.

The exemption, effective September 29, 2017, relates to third party testing pursuant to Section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and 16 CFR Part 1107 for six phthalates under Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The six phthalates are butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP).

The CPSC originally published its NPR entitled ‘Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Childcare Articles Containing Specified Phthalates’ in December 2014. This was based on a report from the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) and it proposed the permanent restriction of eight phthalates in toys and childcare articles. After a series of delays and legal challenges, the final decision on which phthalates to restrict will be made by the CPSC by October 18, 2017.

Stakeholders are advised to check their products comply with the latest requirements concerning phthalates, and other CPSIA requirements, to ensure continued access to the US market.

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