ASTM International Regulations:



ASTM F 963-11, Section 4.3.7, Stuffing Materials

ASTM F 963-11, Section 4.5, Sound Producing Toys

ASTM F 963-11, Section 4.25, Battery-Operated Toys (except labeling and/or instructional literature requirements)

ASTM F 963-11, Section 4.27, Stuffed and Beanbag-Type Toys

ASTM F 963-11, Section 4.38, Magnets (except labeling and/or instructional literature requirements)



Code of Federal Regulations:



16 CFR Part 1303 – Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint

16 CFR 1500.18(a)(9) – Toy intended for children under 3 must not present a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts

16 CFR 1500.48 Technical requirements for determining a sharp point in toys and other articles intended for use by children under 8 years of age.

16 CFR 1500.49 - Technical requirements for determining a sharp metal or glass edge in toys and other articles intended for use by children under 8 years of age.

16 CFR 1500.50 - Test methods for simulating use and abuse of toys and other articles intended for use by children.

16 CFR 1500.51(b): Impact, 4.5 ft ± 0.5 in

16 CFR 1500.51(d): Flexure, 120° Arc 30 Cycles 10 lb ± 0.5 lb

16 CFR 1500.53(c): Bite, 100 pounds ±0.5 pound

16 CFR 1500.53(e): Torque, 4 lbf-in ± 0.2 lbf-in

16 CFR 1500.53(f): Tension, 15 lb ± 0.5 lb

16 CFR 1500.53(g): Compression, 30 lb ± 0.5 lb

16 CFR 1500.87 Children's products containing lead: inaccessible component parts.

16 CFR 1500.88 - Exemptions from lead limits under section 101 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for certain electronic devices.

16 CFR 1500.91 - Determinations regarding lead content for certain materials or products under section 101 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

Part 1501- No toy or other children's article subject to § 1500.18(a)(9) and to this part 1501 shall be small enough to fit entirely within an approved cylinder



U.S. Codes:



15 U.S. Code § 1278a- Children’s products containing lead; lead paint rule

15 U.S. Code § 2057c - Prohibition on sale of certain products containing specified phthalates

15 U.S. Code § 2063 - Product certification and labeling



