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Reprieve for Children's Book Publishers--Consumer Product Safety Commission Delays Implementation of Some CPSIA RequirementsFebruary 2, 2009—Significant to educational publishers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) agreed to delay for one year, until February 10, 2010, "enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger...which go into effect on February 10, 2009 for new total lead content limits (600 ppm), phthalates limits for certain products (1000 ppm), and mandatory toy standards, among other things." This delay provides limited relief from the testing and certification requirements that go into effect on February 10, 2009, for new total lead content limits (600 ppm), phthalates limits for certain products (1000 ppm), and mandatory toy standards, among other things. Manufacturers and importers of children's products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards, and other requirements. In addition, the stay does not apply to
AEP is asking its members to read the documents below and to send your questions to Stacey Pusey. When submitting a question, please cite the document, page number, and section to which you are referring. More Information Draft
Guidance on Which Children's Products Are Subject to the Phthalates Requirements
of the CPSIA Memo
on Consumer Product Safety Commission Action on Children’s Products Safety
Requirements "CPSC
Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products" Stay
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