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CPC for children’s snack cups

Children’s Snack Cups 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 CPSIA lead, phthalate, and small-parts rules, 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 snack cup

  • Lead and phthalate limits on cup bodies, lids, and silicone flaps; small-parts review on removable valves for under-3 grades.
  • 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

Flip-top and spoutless designs get pull/twist abuse on lids; silicone valves are screened for phthalates and tear behavior. Match BPA-free resin claims to tested materials.

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

Are snack cups the same as sippy cups for testing?

Similar material stack; certify the exact lid mechanism you ship.

Do stainless cups skip plastic rules?

Metal bodies still use plastic lids and silicone seals — those parts are tested.

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