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.

Can’t I just say my clothes are now doll clothes and CPSIA doesn’t apply?

No, if your product is still intended for use primarily for children under 12 your product still falls under the CPSIA. In addition, by marketing and selling the clothes as a toy, what once may have only needed lead testing would now need phthalate testing as well.
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I thought CPSIA is a toy law, why do you have to test clothes?

While the CPSIA may have been passed as a response to the recall of certain toys that included lead-based paint, the CPSIA was written to include ALL products intended for children under 12. Many people assume it only applies to toys because of the initial media coverage of the 2007 recalls and the subsequent coverage [...]