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Legislation for Children's Products Entering the US Market
On August 14, 2008, the “Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008” (CPSIA) was signed into United States law by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The legislation is a comprehensive overhaul of consumer product safety rules, with significant impact on nearly all children’s products entering the US market.
In addition to more stringent criteria and new requirements for children’s products, CPSIA mandates that children’s products be tested by CPSC-recognized laboratories. To date, CPSC recognition requires laboratories to have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the specific tests, with the accreditation from an accreditation body who is a signatory to the ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). Whether it be lead in toys or safety of cribs, the purpose of this law is to enhance the safety of children’s products. For a comprehensive list and schedule of items and updates, please visit http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.HTML.
For the list of published CPSC Test Manuals, please visit http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/corrective.html
The CPSC continues to issue guidance documents, policy statements, test methods, and Federal Register notices as implementation of CPSIA continues. Detailed information can be found on the CPSC website, www.cpsc.gov.
Weblink
The ILAC Marketing Committee has developed a weblink that can be used to link the ILAC website from the websites of accreditation bodies, accredited laboratories, liaison partners and other interested organisations.
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Certification Forum
The CDMA Certification Forum, or CCF, is a partnership between CDMA mobile phone operators and CDMA terminal vendors. "The CCF process requires the testing laboratories that test the CDMA mobile phone devices be ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by an Accreditation Body (AB) that is a signatory to the ILAC MRA".