Disclaimer

This site is intended for peer-to-peer educational purposes only and is neither legal advice nor an official government site. If you have questions about how to comply with the CPSIA please consult a lawyer.

Questions?

If you have a CPSIA question you'd like us to answer please send it to info [at] whatisthecpsia [dot] com and we'll do our best to include it on the site.

What materials are exempt from CPSIA lead testing?

Here is a list of materials that you do not have to send to a laboratory in order to prove that they are lead-free.

Is lead in books dangerous?

To the best of anyone’s knowledge, no child has ever been poisoned by lead in a book.  First, in order to absorb the lead from the book, the child would have to eat the book.  Second, because the quantities of lead in a book are so small, the child would have to [...]