Consumer product safety

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC administers consumer product safety requirements within its jurisdiction, including mandatory rules, testing, certification and certain import certificate filing provisions. Product scope and responsible-party obligations vary by rule.

Read the source in its own scope

Consumer Product Safety Commission is represented in this collection through the specific publications listed below. Begin with the product, activity and responsible party identified by the source. A reference to an agency does not establish that every product in an industry follows the same pathway. Scope, definitions, exceptions and the status of an adopted technical document can change the conclusion.

Connect the publication to the product decision

Use the original publication to establish the requirement, then connect it to the actual model, configuration, process or transaction. Keep source dates separate from effective and compliance dates. Where several agencies are relevant, preserve a distinct conclusion for each framework. A test report, registration, approval, certification and voluntary program claim should be assessed for the precise object and conditions they cover.

16 source profiles

Publications and requirements in this collection

Federal regulationCPSC

Bicycle Helmet Performance, Labeling and Production Certification

16 CFR part 1203

The bicycle-helmet rule addresses helmets marketed or represented for protection while bicycling, including some multi-use helmets. Impact attenuation, retention, positional stability, vision and labeling form distinct elements of the standard. Testing and certification must relate to the production helmets supplied. A statement that a helmet is suitable for cycling is not substantiated by a report for a different sport or an unrelated shell design.

Outdoor & Recreation Products Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Button Cell and Coin Battery Product Safety

16 CFR part 1263; 15 U.S.C. § 2056e; ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 as incorporated

Reese’s Law and part 1263 address ingestion hazards from button cell and coin batteries in consumer products and packaging. Securing the compartment, resisting battery release during testing and communicating the hazard are separate obligations. Defined toy and battery exclusions must be assessed specifically. The federal incorporation of UL 4200A-2023 does not mean every battery product must purchase a private UL certification mark.

Electronics & Radio Equipment Toys & Children’s Products Batteries & Dangerous Goods

Federal regulationCPSC

Children’s Product Certificates and Third-Party Testing

15 U.S.C. § 2063; 16 CFR parts 1110, 1107 and 1112

A Children’s Product Certificate identifies a children’s product, the safety requirements being certified and the evidence supporting compliance. This record explains who issues the certificate, how third-party laboratory results support it, and why product identification, applicable rules and continuing production controls must be considered together. It distinguishes certification by a responsible business from laboratory testing and agency approval.

Toys & Children’s Products Textiles & Apparel Furniture & Bedding

Federal regulationCPSC

Clothing Storage Unit Tip-Over Safety

16 CFR part 1261; ASTM F2057-23 as incorporated; 15 U.S.C. § 2056f

Part 1261 addresses tip-over hazards from specified freestanding clothing storage units. The current rule incorporates ASTM F2057-23 and applies a defined scope based on intended use, dimensions, mass and storage volume. Stability tests, interlock behavior, supplied anti-tip devices and warnings require separate attention. A wall-anchoring instruction alone does not substitute for the required stability performance of the unit.

Furniture & Bedding Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Electronic Filing of CPSC Certificate Data at Import

16 CFR part 1110; Certificates of Compliance final rule

CPSC eFiling links certificate information to imported finished products through U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s entry systems. Most regulated imports became subject to the requirement on July 8, 2026. Merchandise imported into foreign-trade zones and subsequently entered for consumption or warehousing has a separate January 8, 2027 implementation date. Product coverage and certificate responsibility remain central to the filing decision.

Toys & Children’s Products Furniture & Bedding Textiles & Apparel Electronics & Radio Equipment Outdoor & Recreation Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear

16 CFR parts 1615 and 1616; related 16 CFR part 1610

Children’s sleepwear requires a product-use and garment-construction assessment before the flammability testing route can be selected. Parts 1615 and 1616 cover different size ranges, while defined infant garments and tight-fitting garments are treated separately. Fabric and garment production testing, identification labels, care instructions and the exact conditions for an exception all matter to the final compliance record.

Textiles & Apparel Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Flammability of Clothing Textiles

16 CFR part 1610

The clothing-textile flammability standard classifies materials by prescribed burning behavior and prohibits dangerously flammable Class 3 textiles in wearing apparel. Coverage exceptions and testing exemptions are different questions. Material weight, surface construction, fiber composition, processing and garment use must be documented before a business relies on a testing exemption or applies a fabric result to a finished apparel line.

Textiles & Apparel

Federal regulationCPSC

General Certificates of Conformity for Regulated General-Use Products

15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(1); 16 CFR part 1110

A General Certificate of Conformity applies to specified non-children’s consumer products regulated by CPSC. The obligation follows an applicable safety rule, ban, standard or regulation; it does not attach to every item in commerce. This record connects the certification decision with product classification, a defensible testing basis, the required certificate information and import data obligations.

Furniture & Bedding Textiles & Apparel Electronics & Radio Equipment Outdoor & Recreation Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Lead in Paint and Similar Surface Coatings

16 CFR part 1303

The lead-paint ban addresses consumer-use paint and similar surface coatings, certain children’s articles and consumer furniture bearing such coatings. The operative concentration limit is 90 ppm lead in the relevant coating material. This record distinguishes the coating analysis from substrate lead, explains why furniture scope matters, and identifies the evidence needed to connect a coating result to the supplied article.

Toys & Children’s Products Furniture & Bedding

Federal regulationCPSC

Mattress Smoldering and Open-Flame Flammability

16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633

Mattress compliance requires separating smoldering-ignition requirements from open-flame performance. Mattresses, mattress pads and mattress sets are not interchangeable regulatory categories. The construction sold, the foundation specified, prototype qualifications and production controls all affect the evidence. This record explains how the two standards work together and why a component fabric report or a broad “fireproof” claim cannot represent the complete finished-product assessment.

Furniture & Bedding Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Small Parts and Choking-Hazard Warnings

16 CFR part 1501; 16 CFR §§ 1500.19, 1500.20, 1500.50–1500.53

Small-parts compliance combines an age-based product ban with separate warning requirements for specified toys and games. The evaluation addresses complete articles, detachable pieces and pieces liberated during prescribed use-and-abuse testing. A warning for older children does not cure a prohibited small part in an article intended for children under three, and an age label cannot replace a defensible assessment of intended use.

Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Specified Phthalates in Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles

15 U.S.C. § 2057c; 16 CFR parts 1307 and 1199

The phthalates restriction applies to defined children’s toys and child care articles, not indiscriminately to every plastic consumer product. It limits eight specified phthalates in accessible plasticized components. Age, intended use, accessibility and material composition determine the assessment. Testing relief for certain materials must be distinguished from an exemption from the underlying concentration restriction and from other children’s-product obligations.

Toys & Children’s Products

Federal regulationCPSC

Total Lead Content in Accessible Children’s Product Components

15 U.S.C. § 1278a; 16 CFR §§ 1500.87 and 1500.91

Children’s-product lead content is evaluated at the level of accessible component materials, not as an average across an assembled article. The statutory limit is separate from the lead-in-paint rule. Accessibility, material determinations and permitted testing approaches affect the evidence needed, but a supplier’s unsupported claim that a material is “lead free” does not establish the applicable compliance basis.

Toys & Children’s Products Textiles & Apparel Furniture & Bedding Electronics & Radio Equipment

Federal regulationCPSC

Toy Safety: 16 CFR Part 1250 and Incorporated ASTM F963

16 CFR part 1250; 15 U.S.C. § 2056b; ASTM F963-23 as incorporated

The federal toy safety rule incorporates ASTM F963-23 with exclusions and additional codified requirements. A toy’s age range and features determine the applicable provisions; certification and laboratory requirements are not identical for every age category. Current part 1250 also contains specific water-bead and neck-float provisions, so an assessment limited to the ASTM title can omit relevant federal requirements.

Toys & Children’s Products Outdoor & Recreation Products

Agency guidanceCPSC

Tracking Labels for Children’s Products

15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(5); CPSC Tracking Label Business Guidance

Tracking marks connect a children’s product with its manufacturing source, date and production information. The requirement concerns both the product and packaging to the extent practicable and is separate from a CPC or a laboratory report. This record explains the information that must be ascertainable, the durability question and how a traceability system supports investigation of a specific production lot.

Toys & Children’s Products Textiles & Apparel Furniture & Bedding Electronics & Radio Equipment

Federal regulationCPSC

Upholstered Furniture Smolder Resistance and Certification Labeling

16 CFR part 1640; California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as incorporated

Upholstered furniture within part 1640 must meet the incorporated California TB 117-2013 requirements and carry the prescribed permanent certification statement. Component construction and the relationship among cover, filling, barrier and decking materials determine the assessment. The rule’s certification provision differs from the ordinary CPC/GCC route, and the smolder-resistance requirement should not be described as a universal open-flame or fireproof rating.

Furniture & Bedding