What is the CPSIA?

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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Yes and no. The testing requirement depends on the printing date. Books printed before 1985 may contain lead in the ink. At this point in time, the CPSC has recommended that libraries wait for further guidance on how to handle their pre-1985 collections.
Current testing recommendations would destroy library collections and XRF testing is recommended only [...]

Yes and no. The CPSC has recommended that books printed before 1985 be tested for lead because printing inks up till that date may have contained lead. Books printed after 1985 generally do not contain lead and have been exempted from 3rd party certified lead testing under certain conditions.
Regardless of printing date, novelty books, books [...]

Before 1985, book printers were permitted to use lead in ink.  Some books printed before 1985 therefore might contain lead in the ink (although most do not).  Because CPSIA’s requirements apply to any children’s item regardless of its date of manufacture, it is now illegal to distribute used children’s books published before 1985 unless it [...]

While CPSIA does not require that books be destroyed specifically by burning, it leaves few viable options other than the destruction of books published before 1985 (all inks used in post-1985 publishing are known to be lead-free).  Because CPSIA-required testing destroys the book being tested, it is impossible for libraries and used book sellers to [...]