CPSC Sets Regulatory Exception to Lead Limits in Children's Products

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is amending its regulations on exceptions to limits on lead in children’s products, so that the agency’s regulations conform to a 2011 law on the lead standards (see 11080230). The final rule lays out conditions at 16 CFR 1500 for requesting an exception from the commission for children’s products that exceed the 100 ppm threshold for banned hazardous materials. To qualify, the product must (1) be impracticable to manufacture without lead, (2) be unlikely to be placed in a child’s mouth or ingested, and (3) cause no measurable increase in a child’s blood lead levels. The regulatory changes are effective July 10.