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# CPSC issues final rule on periodic testing of representative samples of children's products & related recordkeeping

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##### 04 December 2012

The United States (US) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a final rule on testing and labeling pertaining to product certification regarding representative samples for periodic testing of children's products.

The new rule, to be codified at 16 CFR 1107, will amend CPSC's regulations on testing and labeling pertaining to product certification.

Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), the final rule requires the testing of representative samples to ensure continued compliance of children’s products with all applicable children’s product safety rules. The final rule also establishes a recordkeeping requirement associated with the testing of representative samples.

Under the final rule, various methods can be used to determine that the selected samples are representative, depending upon on the rule, ban, standard, or regulation being evaluated. For example, for the chemical tests, a sample selected from a homogeneous material, such as a wellmixed container of paint, could be considered representative of the entire container.

To coincide with the effective date of 16 CFR 1107, the final rule is effective on February 8, 2013, and it applies to products manufactured after that date.

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