CPC for children’s tea sets

Which rules apply to children’s tea sets

• Children’s tea sets — including porcelain and ceramic sets — are toys: small-parts review by age grade, lead testing critical on glazed ceramics, breakage-and-sharp-edge review, and phthalates on plasticized parts.
• CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
• 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
• CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.

The testing and certification path

Testing covers lead in glazes and painted decoration (ceramic glazes are a classic lead source), small parts after breakage review, and mechanical integrity of handles and lids. Metal toy sets add substrate lead testing on every component.

Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.

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