Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) Testing and Compliance Solutions

Intertek is a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) accredited third-party lab, providing CPSIA compliance, certification and testing solutions that enable you to meet, maintain and evolve the quality, safety and performance standards of your regulated products.

Following a slew of toy recalls in 2007, the U.S. Congress passed the CPSIA in 2008. The CPSIA strengthened children’s product safety by establishing critical safety and traceability requirements:

• Specifies limits on lead and phthalates in children’s products
• Establishes the ASTM F963 as the mandatory toy safety standard
• Makes testing by CPSC accredited third-party laboratories mandatory
• Promulgates safety standards for durable nursery products
• Requires tracking labels for improved traceability
• Strengthens the enforcement authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall products and provide notices
• Greatly increases potential penalties and fines. It broadens the scope of the CPSC’s enforcement and gives the State Attorneys General authority to enforce the legislation
• Establishes certification requirements

As your trusted partner and accredited world leader in the testing, inspection and certification of consumer goods, Intertek’s CPSIA solutions include:

• Third-party testing by CPSC-approved laboratories
• In-depth guidance on CPSIA scope, compliance requirements, dates and deadlines
• CPSIA product assessment
• Electronic filing of product certifications
• CPSIA education and training
• XRF product screening

In addition to the CPSIA testing solutions stated above, Intertek also offers a full suite of services for each and every chemical found in your product including toxicity assessments, chemical certification and quality assurance solutions.