sbo icphso presentation - astm f963-16

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE NEW TOY STANDARD: AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION

PRESENTED BY:SHELBY MATHIS

SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN

ICPHSO 2017 ANNUAL MEETINGFEBRUARY 22, 2017

U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

DISCLAIMER: VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE THOSE OF THE STAFF AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE COMMISSION.

AGENDA

1. Toy Labeling & Testing : What Hasn’t Changed2. Toy Testing: New ASTM F963-16 Requirements 3. CPSC-Accepted Testing Laboratories4. Toy Test Sections Applied (via examples)5. Frankytoy – Audience Q&A

(using smartphones)6. CPSC Business Resources

Toy Labeling & Testing: What Hasn’t Changed

• Tracking Information– Permanently affixed to children’s product and its

packaging– Must provide identifying information:• Manufacturer or private labeler name• Location and date of production of the product• Detailed info on the manufacturing process, such as

batch or run number• Any other info to ascertain source of product

– FAQs on CPSC website good resource


• Lead Content:– Bans lead beyond a trace amount in products intended for children 12

years of age and under• 100 ppm in children’s products and toys• 90 ppm for surface paint on children’s products and toys

• Phthalates:– Permanently banned – No more than .1 percent of DEHP, DBP, or BBP– Temporary Ban (pending adoption of final rule based on CHAP

recommendation) - Child Care Articles and Children’s Toys that can be placed in a child’s mouth – No more than .1 percent of DINP, DIDP, or DnOP


• Age Grading of Toys– All toys must be age graded to determine what

regulations apply– Goal is to match the attributes of the toy to the

abilities/behaviors of the child– The Commission looks at:

- the manufacturer’s stated intent - the advertising, promotion, & marketing - how the article is commonly recognized as being intended for children


• Small Parts Regulation – 16 CFR §1501– Small parts present a choking, aspiration, and

ingestion hazard– A small part is one that can fit into a small parts

cylinder specified in the regulation• Bans toys intended for use by children under 3 years

that have small parts • Labeling Required - 16 CFR §1500.20 - on toys intended

for children from 3 - 6 years that contain small parts


• Small Parts Regulation – 16 CFR §1501 Cylinder Failed sample


• Ways Small Parts Are Encountered– Toy contains a small part in itself– Generated during Use & Abuse testing• Drop Test• Tension Test


• Small Batch Manufacturer Registration– Qualifications in CY2017• Gross Revenue in prior calendar year is $1,099,399 or

less• Manufactured no more than 7,500 units of the covered

product that qualifies the SBM for registration– Benefits – can avoid third-party testing at an independent,

CPSC-accepted lab for specific tests on certain children’s products – including to ASTM F963-16


• Small Batch Manufacturer Registration– Caveat: SBM must ensure that first party testing is

done to ASTM F963-16– Registration is not required by CPSC, but is

recommended to lower testing burden if you qualify

– Registration done through CPSC’s website via a portal hosted by saferproducts.gov


• Small Batch Manufacturer Registration– Registration must be renewed annually– Registrants receive a Small Batch Manufacturer

Number to reference on a CPC or GCC– Registration done per calendar year - now open

for CY2017

Toy Testing: New ASTM F963-16 Requirements

• ASTM F963-11: Effective June 12, 2012• ASTM F963-16: Effective April 30, 2017 – CPSC notified November 1, 2016– Direct Final Rule published in Federal Register on

February 2, 2017– All children’s toys manufactured on or after

effective date must be tested to ASTM F963-16

Toy Testing: New ASTM F963-16Requirements

• Labeling Requirements – on Battery-Operated Toys and Magnetic Toys• Batteries – new testing requirements on certain button and coin cell

batteries of 1.5V+; 4 new testing methods – overcharging, repetitive overcharging, single fault charging tests and short circuit protection test

• Cleanliness (biological & stuffing) – changes test methods for microbial cleanliness

• Heavy Elements – allows X-ray fluorescence Spectrometry using Monochromatic Excitation Beams (HDXRF) for total element screening

• Magnets – new cyclic soaking test for only wooden toys, toys to be used in water, mouth pieces of mouth-actuated toys with magnets or magnetic components

NOTE: Several of the new or revised requirements are an effort to align ASTM F963, ISO 8124, and EN71 toy standards.


• Mouth-Actuated Toys – adds design requirements to prevent projectile from entering mouth

• Projectile Toys – kinetic energy density level changes allowed for certain types of projectile toys

• Ride-on Toys – design changes– Stability – dimensional spacing between wheels on the same axis– Overloading – more stringent overload weight test for ride-on and seated toys– Restraints – exempts straps used for waist restraints from free length and loop

requirements• Sound-Producing Toys – redefines “mouth-actuated toys” to include broader range

of toys; increases peak limits; adds new noise limit; lowers test speed for push-pull toys

NOTE: Several of the new or revised requirements in the anticipated release of ASTM F963 are an effort to align ASTM F963, ISO 8124, and EN71 toy standards.


• New Sections in ASTM F963-16– Toy Chests – Reincorporates toy chest sections 4.27 and

associated provisions from ASTM F963-07ε1; clarifies a multi-positional lid requirement when testing for maximum lid drop

– Expanding Materials – new definitions, performance requirements, test methodology and a test template to address the emerging hazard of GI blockage related to ingestion of expanding materials

NOTE: Several of the new or revised requirements in the anticipated release of ASTM F963 are an effort to align ASTM F963, ISO 8124, and EN71 toy standards.

CPSC-Accepted Testing Laboratories

• Testing to ASTM F963-16– Labs already accepted for ASTM F963-11 sections

can test to same ASTM F963-16 section– Toy Chests - Labs previously accepted to ASTM

F963-07ε1, Section 4.27 for Toy Chests– Expanding Materials - Labs already accepted for

ASTM F963-11, Sections 4.6 (Small Objects) and Section 4.24 (Squeeze Toys)


• Lab Testing Reports – labs conducting new testing must show “ASTM F963-16” in test reports and section numbers from standard to which the product was evaluated

• Deadline for Resubmission to CPSC – – On February 4, 2019, CPSC will no longer accept lab

applications that reference sections of ASTM F963-11– Applications should be submitted to CPSC via:

https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/labregentry – Applications to new standard accepted as of February 2,

2017

https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/labregentry


• Labs are accepted on a test-by-test basis, and must reapply with the CPSC when their accreditation is renewed (at least every 2 years)

• Find a CPSC-accepted lab via our website: www.cpsc.gov/labsearch – Can Narrow search by Region (by country)– Can Narrow search by Scope (or specific product

testing needed)

http://www.cpsc.gov/labsearch

Toy Testing Sections (Applied)Stuffed Animal filled with marabou

(derived from poultry feathers)Testing Required

• Lead Content, Small Parts• ASTM F963-16

• Use & Abuse (unchanged)

• Cleanliness Test (modified)• Visual inspection

(new) - Glass added to list of objectionable materials

• Microbiological Safety (new)

Testing Required• Lead Content,

Small Parts• ASTM F963-11

• Use & Abuse

Toy Testing Sections AppliedSuperabsorbent Polymer Ball

(Expanding material)

Testing Required• Lead Substrate

& Surface Coatings, Phthalates

Testing Required• Lead Substrate & Surface

Coatings, Phthalates• ASTM F963-16 -

Expanding Materials Test (new)• Toy materials that

expand >50% (in any dimension) when soaked in deionized water for 72 hours

• Expanded material must fit through gauge to pass

Toy Testing Sections AppliedPush Car for Toddlers (Ride-on toy)

Testing Required• Lead Content & Surface

Coatings, Phthalates, Small Parts

• ASTM F963-16• Use & Abuse, Dynamic

Strength (unchanged)• Cords, Straps, Elastics -

waist restraint exempt from free length & loop requirements

• Stability – wheels must be spaced min. of 5.9” to be separate wheel

• Overload/Collapse – default to heavier overload weight

Testing Required• Lead Substrate &

Surface Coatings, Phthalates, Small Parts

• ASTM F963-11• Use & Abuse• Dynamic Strength• Cords, Straps, &

Elastics• Stability• Overload/

Collapse

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Audience Q&A

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Audience Q&A

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Audience Q&A

Head*: ASTM F963 Testing

• Heavy Elements, including lead content, and lead in surface coatings, other heavy metals (cadmium, antimony, etc.)

• Use and Abuse Testing• Small parts testing – depending on

age determinationPhthalates testing - plasticized components (head, hair, eyes, nose)


Audience Q&A

Mouth:• ASTM F963 Testing

• Use and Abuse• Heavy Elements• Decibel Limits – Sound-Producing

Toys (modified)

Only mouth-actuated toys where the sound pressure level is determined by the blowing action of the child, sounds such as those produced by xylophones, bells, drums, and squeeze toys where the sound pressure level is determined by the muscular action of the child are exempt. See ASTM F963-16 Section 4.5 Sound-Producing Toys.


Audience Q&A

Neck Bolts*:• Small Parts • ASTM F963 Testing

• Use and Abuse• Sharp Points/Flexure Test• Magnets – flux density

measurement

The Magnet Soaking Test only applies to wooden toys, or mouth-actuated toys with magnets or magnetic components. See ASTM F963-16 Section 8.25.4 Magnet Use and Abuse Testing.


Audience Q&A

Hand, Pacifier*:Pacifiers testing – 16 CFR 1511

• Heat cycle• Small parts• Nitrosamine Level testing

Phthalates testing


Hand, Projectile Device*:ASTM F963 Testing – Projectile Toys

• Kinetic Energy Density (new)

Audience Q&A

Torso*:ASTM F963 Testing

• Stuffing – clean, no vermin, no sharpness, non-toxic• Battery-Operated Toys (modified)• Use and Abuse

Flammability is NOT a requirement for CPSC testing per Congress


Audience Q&A

Feet*:• ASTM F963 Testing

• Magnets – flux density measurement• Heavy Elements, including lead content, and lead in surface

coatings, other heavy metals (cadmium, antimony, etc.) • Phthalates


CPSC Business Resources Shelby Mathis

Small Business Ombudsman

[email protected] Tele: (301) 504-7945@CPSCSmallBiz

CPSC-Accepted Laboratories Search Page:

www.cpsc.gov/LabSearch

Lab Applications to accept testing to new Toy Standard:

www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/labregentry

Regulatory Robothttps://business.cpsc.gov/robot

Desktop Reference Guidewww.cpsc.gov/desktopguide

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.twitter.com/CPSCSmallBiz

http://www.cpsc.gov/LabSearch

http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/labregentry

https://business.cpsc.gov/robot

http://www.cpsc.gov/desktopguide

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