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CPT Technical Bulletin

  • cpsc phthalates

    CPSC PHTHALATES

    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 magnet toy

    CPSC Magnets

    CPSC approves NEW requirement for High-Powered Magnets On September 24, 2014, the CPSC approved a new magnet standard that is applicable to high-powered magnet sets. The performance standard requires the magnets to be large enough so that they do not fit into the small parts cylinder. Additionally, the CPSC has established a limit for the…

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  • consumer product news

    Consumer Product News & Services

    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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  • California capitol building

    California Proposition 65 Testing

    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…

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  • Young boy plays with a model train set

    Cadmium Regulations

    New Cadmium Regulations Often times we hear from our customers that the pending and current legislation as it applies to children’s toys/children’s products/consumer goods can be quite a bit to keep track of. Not only are there the federal requirements set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, but also the state legislation that needs…

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  • Little boy surrounded by toy cars

    Cadmium Hazards

    What is cadmium? Why is cadmium so harmful? What is the current regulation around cadmium? How is my business affected by this? With the recent cadmium scare to consumers, resulting in items being pulled from the shelves, these may be a few questions you have churning in your mind. As a lab that is equipped…

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  • Small baby drinks from a baby bottle

    ATS Offers Unmatched BPA Testing Capability to 0.1 Parts per Billion Level

    Toxin Free Act Applied Technical Services (ATS) has established a detection limit of 0.1 parts per billion (ppb) to test for the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in various products. This is important to note because this unmatched capability can help your company achieve compliance with various state laws, and one in particular that has established a…

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  • Infant drinks from a sippy cup

    BPA Facts And Why It Is Banned

    BPA Facts And Why It Is Banned On July 17th, 2012 the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) suggestion to discontinue using polycarbonate resins in baby bottles and sippy cups. Since Bisphenol-A (BPA) is used in the process to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins the approval basically bans BPA…

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