According to OIA’s government affairs team, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released its final rule concerning children’s products that are exempt from the lead testing requirement as laid out in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This ruling significantly impacts sporting goods apparel and equipment manufacturers in that burdensome lead testing processes are no longer required on certain products.
Products that are exempt from testing include: textiles – excluding after-treatment applications, wood, paper and similar materials made from wood or other cellulosic fiber, semiprecious gemstones and other minerals, certain CMYK process printing inks, surgical steel and other stainless steel, and certain precious metals.
In the ruling, the CPSC mentioned that although the materials listed above are not subject to lead testing, they must still comply with the applicable lead limits prescribed in Section 101 (a) of the CPSIA.
