Section 14(a)(3)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended, requires the Commission to 'maintain on its Internet website an up-to-date list of entities that have been accredited to assess conformity with children's product safety rules.'
Third party testing is required to support a certification of compliance to the rules (shown below) for children's products. The laboratories in this list have been accepted as accredited to test products to one or more of these children’s product safety rules, as identified in the accreditation scope for each laboratory.
Below is a list of rules that require third-party testing and certification in a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC). Here is more information on third party testing and children's product certificates
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Total Lead Content |
Children's products containing lead
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Bicycle Helmets |
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Infant Bath Seats |
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Infant Walkers |
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Toddler Beds |
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Bassinets and Cradles |
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Cribs (Full-Size) |
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Cribs (Non-Full-Size) |
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Play Yards |
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Bedside Sleepers |
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Infant Swings |
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Portable Bedrails |
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Hand-held Infant Carriers |
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Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers |
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Carriages and Strollers |
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Sling Carriers |
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Infant Bouncer Seats |
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Frame Child Carriers |
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High Chairs |
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Children’s Folding Chairs and Stools |
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Portable Hook-On Chairs |
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Infant Bath Tubs |
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Baby Changing Products |
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Booster Seats |
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Stationary Activity Centers |
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Gates and Enclosures |
Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures (effective date 7/6/2021) |
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Children’s Toys |
Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys (see this chart for a complete list of which sections from ASTM F963 require third party testing) |
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Paints and Similar Surface Coatings |
Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint |
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Phthalates (click here for CPSC’s phthalates test methods) |
Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates |
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All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) |
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Clacker Balls |
Exemptions from classification as a banned toy or other banned article for use by children. |
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Dive Sticks and Other Similar Articles |
Exemptions from classification as a banned toy or other banned article for use by children. |
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Small Parts |
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Electrically Operated Toys or Articles |
Requirements for Electrically Operated Toys or Other Electrically Operated Articles Intended for Use by Children |
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Rattles |
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Pacifiers |
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Bicycles |
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Bunk Beds (for Children) |
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Clothing and General Wearing Apparel |
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Vinyl Plastic Film |
Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film |
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Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (FF 3-71) |
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Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through 14 (FF 5-74) |
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Carpets and Rugs |
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Small Carpets and Rugs |
Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs |
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Mattresses and Mattress Pads |
Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads (FF 4-72, Amended) |
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Mattresses and Mattress Sets |