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CPSIA
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Starting on February 10, 2009, consumer products intended for children 12 and under cannot have more than 600 parts per million of lead in any accessible part. Within a year, the limit will be under 300 parts per million. By August of 2011, the limit will be under 100 parts per million. This new safety requirement is a key component of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) aimed at further reducing children’s exposure to lead.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recognizes that natural fiber goods, textiles and wood are inherently free of lead and have addressed this in a statement released on February 6, 2009.
The CPSIA was created in response to lead-tainted toys and pthalates in plastic baby bottles which were manufactured in China and sold in the United States.
You can rest assured that the children's toys and products we sell are in compliance with the CPSIA either by being inherently free of lead and/or having tested at less than 5ppm, well below the CPSIA's August 2011 limit of 100ppm. In addition, we will never sell a toy or product that has been recalled by the CPSC.
All art materials (even those not intendend to be primarily used by children) have been required to be labeled as to any toxic effect since 1990. The art materials we carry are labeled Conforms to D 4236, or are labeled in the European Union EG (EN71). This means they have been certified by a third party tester to be NON-TOXIC.
All natural materials such as paper, wood, cotton, silk, wool, rayon, bamboo, beeswax, straw, and many others derived directly from nature are known by science to be lead free. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recognizes this and addresses it in a statement released on February 6, 2009.
The wood toys we sell are made in the US or the EU and have safe non-toxic finishes or paints. Our soft toys are made of cotton, wool, and silk. They are not made of plastic and do not contain pthalates including DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DEHP, and Bisphenol A (BPA).
Product safety is extremely important to all of us at A Child's Dream Come True. We are committed to providing you and your family safe materials for natural toy making and play.
If you have any concerns, please address them to me at info@achildsdream.com
Deborah Staggs
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