CPC for teething jewelry

Which rules apply to teething jewelry

• Necklaces, bracelets, and anklets marketed for teething infants combine lead and phthalate testing with design scrutiny — jewelry on an infant’s neck is a strangulation and small-parts exposure by definition.
• 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 and phthalates in beads and cords, small parts after use and abuse, and cord strength. Claims language is the enforcement hotspot: “teething,” “soothing,” or “for babies” positions the item as a children’s product with an intended user under 3.

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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