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CPC for children’s clay & dough kits

Children’s Clay & Dough Kits designed or marketed primarily for children 12 and under are children’s products: they need third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory and a Children’s Product Certificate citing toy/clay compound rules, phthalates, preservatives as scoped by lab, plus tracking labels. The importer or US manufacturer issues the CPC — not the factory and not the lab.
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Rules sellers cite for clay kit

  • Clay and dough kits are mouthed frequently; chemistry and drying/hardening behavior matter.
  • CPSIA Section 101 total lead content in accessible materials.
  • 16 CFR Part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where coated.
  • CPSIA Section 103 tracking labels on product and packaging.

Testing focus and certification

Compound chemistry, tools’ small parts, and packaging claims.

Book a CPSC-accepted lab for the exact rules, then issue the CPC in your importer name citing the report. Keep certificate and report together for at least five years.

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Questions people ask

Is play dough the same?

Similar category — see play dough pages; still test your formula.

Air-dry clay dust?

Discuss misuse and labeling with your lab/compliance advisor.

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