In the United States, children’s products are required to undergo third-party testing and to have a written Children's Product Certificate (CPC) demonstrating compliance. In addition to these requirements, many states have taken a proactive stance and have established additional reporting requirements. For example, Washington restricts leachable Cadmium over 40ppm and cobalt in children’s products. Meanwhile, the Oregon Toxic-Free Kids Act (2015) require manufacturers to provide biennial notice to the health authority of High Priority Chemicals “intentionally added” in final children’s products at or above de minims.
Enhanced reporting and notification requirements around high priority chemicals add an additional layer of safety to potentially high-risk products. What role does the third-party TIC sector have to play in the reporting and notification of high priority chemicals in children’s toys according to Oregon and Washington State laws?
- Susie Bautista, Children’s Safe Products Act, Program Lead, Washington Department of Ecology
- Justin Waltz, Toxic Free Kids Act, Program Lead, Oregon Health Authority
Moderator: Benjamin Johnson, Policy Analyst, TIC Council Americas
Objective of the session:
Staff from product testing labs and allied members of TIC will have a basic understanding of obligations that manufacturers of children’s products have of these two state laws. TIC members have a natural 3rd-party role to play in amplifying these requirements to clients that manufacturer such products. TIC members may play a role in preparing clients to comply with certain requirements of children’s product manufacturers whose products are sold/offered for sale in both states.
Your questions for the panelists can be sent to the moderator bjohnson@tic-council.org before the discussion.