What is the CPSIA?

Due to the complexity of the CPSIA, many people are still wondering which parts of the testing and certification, if any, apply to them.
The Handmade Toy Alliance has therefore pulled together the flow chart below in order to provide businesses with straightforward information on what does or does not have to be tested under the [...]

Here is a collection of links where you can see a wide variety of tracking label solutions.

This is a controversial question in regard to libraries. Section 102 of the CPSIA says that 3rd party testing for lead is required of products for children 12 years and younger which are imported, warehoused, and distributed in commerce. The word commerce refers to the trade or exchange of goods or services.
The recent final lead [...]

Some books contain a printing date either in the front or back of the book. Sometimes there is a date on the dust jacket. Generally speaking, books have not been required to include this information and it has not always been included.
Now that children’s books are required to have a tracking label, new books printed [...]

Traditionally bound books are made of paper products, thread, and glue. Some books are bound with staples. Non-traditional books may contain a variety of components including plastic, textiles, or metal. While not an inclusive list, lead may be found in these components:
ink,
metal or plastic spiral bindings
staples
painted surfaces
screen printed surfaces
plastic components
vinyl
felt
adhesives
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On Feb. 6, 2009, CPSC issued guidance on products that consistently are below the permissible levels of lead.  One of these was what they call “ordinary books.”  They defined an  “ordinary book” to be “one that is published on cardboard or paper printed by conventional methods and intended to be read. It excludes children’s books [...]