What is the CPSIA? » cpsia compliance http://www.whatisthecpsia.com Explaining the Facts and Dispelling the Myths about the CPSIA Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:22:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Do I Have To Test And Comply With The CPSIA? http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/cpsia-basics/do-i-have-to-test-and-comply-with-the-cpsia http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/cpsia-basics/do-i-have-to-test-and-comply-with-the-cpsia#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:19:00 +0000 whimsicalwalney http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/?p=593 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 law.


CPSIA Testing Requirements Flowchart

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]]> http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/cpsia-basics/do-i-have-to-test-and-comply-with-the-cpsia/feed 0 Why does CPSIA affect clubs like 4H and Scouting? http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/consumers/why-does-cpsia-affect-clubs-like-4h-and-scouting http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/consumers/why-does-cpsia-affect-clubs-like-4h-and-scouting#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 06:51:28 +0000 wackyhermit http://www.whatisthecpsia.com/?p=112 Every patch, badge, craft item, etc. that is used in a 4H program or Scouting program is an item intended for children 12 and under and is thus subject to CPSIA’s requirements.  Insofar as CPSIA increases the cost of these items or makes them unavailable, these programs will be affected.  Many patch and badge makers, for example, do not make children’s patches exclusively, and rather than comply with CPSIA’s testing requirements, they may just refuse these clubs’ business.

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