Rulemaking
Final Rule: Feb. 14, 2013
On August 14, 2008, Congress
enacted the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA),
Public Law 110–314. Section 108 of the
CPSIA, as amended by Public Law 112–
28, provides that the prohibition on
specified products containing
phthalates does not apply to any
component part of children’s toys or
child care articles that is not accessible
to a child through normal and
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reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of
such product. In this document, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) proposes
guidance on inaccessible component
parts in children’s toys or child care
articles subject to section 108 of the
CPSIA
Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), as amended by Public Law 112–28, provides that the prohibition on specified products containing phthalates does not apply to any component part of children’s toys or child care articles that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product. In this document, CPSC issues guidance on inaccessible component parts in children’s toys or child care articles subject to section 108 of the CPSIA.
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