Phthalates Business Guidance & Small Entity Compliance Guide
The CPSIA’s permanent prohibition concerning DEHP, DBP, and BBP remains in effect. Thus, any children’s toy or child care article that contains concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of the following phthalates is prohibited: di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP),
Plasticizers and the CPSIA - U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commercial Plasticizers Adipates (0.17 MT) Epoxy (0.14 MT) Other (0.17 MT) Benzoates Trimellitates (0.05 MT) (0.13 MT) Phthalates (5.4 MT) Phthalates – 90% (5.4 MT) of global plasticizer demand – Used to make PVC plastic soft and flexible – Most common plasticizer due to excellent balance of cost and performance
Phthalate Regulations in the United States: An Overview
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) addresses the safety of children’s products. As such, it also regulates the use of chemicals such as phthalates, lead, and other dangerous substances that might be commonly found in children’s toys and childcare products.
CPSIA Exemption List: Lead and Phthalates | QIMA
As of April 25, 2018, the CPSIA effectively prohibited the use of eight different phthalates for use in children's toys and childcare products in excess of 0.1 percent. The phthalate prohibition list is as follows: dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP). Third party testing is required for all plasticized component parts in children's toys and childcare
Product Responsibility FAQs
CPSIA: Congress signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) as Public Law 110-314. This act makes significant changes to consumer product safety laws and gives the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) significant new responsibilities for ensuring the safety of consumer products.
- Do manufacturers know if a product complies with CPSIA?
- Manufacturers either know or should know what materials and components go into the products they make, and if the product or its components contain one of the plasticizers specified in section 108 of the CPSIA, the manufacturer or importer certifying the product must test the component or product to ensure that it complies with the CPSIA.
- Do products comply with the phthalates limits of CPSIA?
- Comments in response to the Notice demonstrate that many questions and concerns exist about the requirement that products comply with the phthalates limits of section 108 of the CPSIA and, specifically, the testing procedures used to determine the percentage of phthalates in such products.
- Which phthalate is tested under CPSIA?
- Given that testing the phthalate Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section108(a) of the CPSIA. Diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP). Section108(b)(1) of the CPSIA.
- What is the CPSIA phthalate advisory panel?
- The CPSIA directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to convene a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel to investigate the potential health effects of phthalates and phthalate substitutes.
- What does CPSIA stand for in passage?
- The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) placed restrictions on the use of six dialkyl ortho-phthalates (o-DAPs) in children’s toys or child care articles in August 2008.
- What is a child's toy under CPSIA?
- The terms “children’s toy,” “children’s toy that can be placed in a child’s mouth,” and “child care article” are defined in section 108 of the CPSIA. These prohibitions became effective on February 10, 2009.
