Require certification for Non-children’s products.

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Which use products require certification per a reasonable testing program for Non-children’s products ?

The following general use products require certification per a
Reasonable Testing Program:

Adult apparel                                          Fireworks
Adult bikes                                             Garage door openers

Adult bunk beds                                      Lawn mowers

Adult carpets                                           Matchbooks

Adult vinyl plastic film                                       Multi-purpose lighters
Architectural glazing                                          Adult ATV’s
Candles (metal wicks)                                       General use furniture (coatings)
CB antennas                                                           Adult mattresses
Cellulose insulation                                           Paint
Child-resistance on portable gas                  Refrigeration door latches
containers                                                              Special packaging under PPPA
Cigarette lighters                                                Swimming pool slides
Contact adhesives                                               Unstable refuse bins 

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WHAT IS CPSIA ?

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WHAT IS CPSIA ?

CPSIA is refer to Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). CPSIA requires a domestic manufacturer or importer of a consumer product subject to a rule, or standard to issue a certificate certifying conformity. That certificate must be available at importation and can accompany the shipment physically or be available electronically.

These requirements apply to all consumer products with an applicable CPSC rule,or standard, whether children’s products or general use (non-children’s) products. Certificates for general use products are known as General Conformity Certificates (GCCs). The certificates for children’s products do not have a defined name in the law but are sometimes referred to as Children’s Product GCCs or Children’s Product Certificates (CPCs); the CPSC has been using the latter name recently. Both GCCs and CPCs must be based on a compliant testing program, either a Reasonable Testing Program, or Children’s Product Testing Program based on third-party testing, respectively.

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