Good new if you use JetPro softStretch transfer paper....I received this email today:
See below for more information on CPSIA and what it means. I think the best information we can supply right now is the notes you’ve sent from our 07 and 08 launch guides on lead and phthalates which shows they are not in our products based on raw materials analysis. Since this new requirement is for product testing we will obtain the certification testing. We expect to have it by February 10, 2009.
End users and sellers of decorated garments for children will need the analytical results from the suppliers of their inks and fabrics as well as from the transfer. Since this calls for detailed record keeping and reporting this looks cumbersome for the small business owner. Our understanding is that with certified analytical reports on each of the components they can calculate the total to verify they meet the requirement.
Gerry
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
This Act is a major overhaul of the consumer product regulation and enforcement. The important changes are outlined below. These will require additional certifications and analytical test results to support the use of our products into these markets.
Ban on Phthalates in Toys and Child Care Articles
· Prohibits the sale of children's toys and child care articles with concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Effective February 10, 2009.
· Establishes an interim ban on the sale of children's toys that can be placed in a child's mouth and all child care articles that contain more than 0.1 percent of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), or di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP). Toys that can be put in the mouth are defined to include toys or parts smaller than five centimeters in dimension, and exclude toys that can only be licked. The interim ban is effective February 10, 2009; further studies and product safety rules regarding phthalates and phthalate alternatives are mandated.
· Provides only
limited preemption of state laws regulating phthalates and phthalate alternatives — several states have adopted similar (but not always identical) laws banning or regulating various phthalates in the past year.
Ban on Lead in Toys and Children's Products
· Mandates a
phased-in ban on lead in all children's products, requiring that lead levels be reduced to 600 parts per million by February 10, 2009; 300 parts per million by August 14, 2009; and 100 parts per million by August 14, 2011. Electronic devices and inaccessible component parts will be subject to rules to be issued by August 14, 2009.
· Reduces permissible
lead paint content from 0.06 percent to 0.009 percent (effective August 14, 2009) and possibly lower after further studies are conducted. Also mandates changes in how lead content in paint is tested and calculated.
Mandatory Testing and Certification
· Restates and expands requirements for
self-certification and testing for all products that are subject to any rule, ban, standard or regulation that is enforced by the CPSC. Effective November 12, 2008.
· Requires
third party testing and certification of all children's products for compliance with safety standards, with detailed requirements for laboratory accreditation, firewalling rules for labs owned or controlled by the manufacturer and priorities for testing certain products. The testing and certification provisions take effect 90 days after the CPSC has published its requirements for accreditation of third party testing bodies. The CPSC must publish these requirements by September 13, 2008, for lead paint; October 13, 2008, for cribs and pacifiers; November 12, 2008, for small parts; December 12, 2008, for metal jewelry; March 13, 2009, for baby bouncers, walkers and jumpers; and June 14, 2009, for all other children's products.
Additional Safety Rules Affecting Toys and Children's Products
· Adopts
ASTM F963-07 standard as a mandatory consumer product safety rule, effective February 10, 2009, and directs studies that may result in additional rules. ASTM F963-07 is a comprehensive safety specification applying to most toys and many child care articles. It does not cover sporting goods, camping goods, athletic equipment, musical instruments or furniture, but does apply to "toy counterparts" of such items.
We can refer further questions to Gregg Ublacker, Director of Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs at 920-721-1088 or gublacker@neenahpaper.com