Is cadmium regulated for children’s products or jewelry?
Cadmium is not regulated for the total amount found in the metal substrates for children’s products or jewelry. US Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), ASTM F963 has become mandatory. Cadmium is regulated as one of the heavy metals tested under ASTM F963 for coatings on children’s toys. Under this requirement, the coatings are tested as soluble or extractable cadmium and not total content. California regulates cadmium through their Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, more popularly referred to as Proposition 65 or Prop 65 (California Health and Safety Code. Section 25249.6, et seq.). Through specific settlements, cadmium is regulated in food and beverage use ceramic and glassware, artist paints and surface coatings on specific consumer products. EU Under the REACH requirements, total cadmium is limited in plastics, pigments and paints. Cadmium is also regulated under EN-71 part 3 as extractable cadmium in modeling clay and in paints, coatings, a
