What new standards does the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) set for lead in childrens products?
As of February 10, 2009, any toy or any other product intended for children 12 and under cannot contain any component or material with more than 600 parts per million (ppm) of lead. The lead limit phases down to 300 ppm by August 14, 2009; and finally, the limit phases down to 100 ppm by August 14, 2011. Also, after August 14, 2009, the federal standard for lead in paint on children’s products phases down from the current 600 ppm to 90 ppm. The lead standards apply to all children’s products sold after February 9, regardless of when they were manufactured.
