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Chlorinated Tris Flame Retardants – Regulation by State A number of states are implementing laws impacting the use of specific chlorinated tris compounds, which are flame retardant chemicals added to products such as foam. TDCPP is one that tops the list for most states. TDCPP was banned from use in children’s sleepwear in the 1970s,…

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What is EN 71? EN 71 is the European Standard for Toy Safety Testing This standard applies to EU countries which import and/or sell toys to children under the age of 14 years. Some of the current EU countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,…

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Proposed Amendment to CPSIA to Include Flame Retardants The US House of Representatives has introduced a bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The proposal is to amend the CPSIA to ban flame retardant chemicals from being used in resilient filling materials in children’s products. The limit proposed for flame retardant chemicals…


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CPSC Expansion of Regulated Phthalates The CPSC has proposed a new safety standard for phthalates in children’s toys and childcare articles. Since 2012, the CPSC has required toys and childcare articles to be third-party tested for DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, and DnOP. The Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) continually researches phthalates and recommended an…


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CPSC Workshop Applied Technical Services, Inc recently had a representative attend the CPSC Workshop, which was held in Bethesda, Maryland on December 10th & 11th, 2009. The workshop was held to discuss testing, certification, and labeling of consumer products, which relates to Section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. As a testing lab…


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Bisphenol A – Regulation Effective July 1, 2013: On July 1, 2013 the California law limiting Bisphenol A (BPA) will go into effect. The limit established for total BPA content is 0.1 parts per billion (ppb). Therefore, products affected by this law cannot contain BPA above this limit. The California requirement is applicable to bottles/cups…