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Third Party Testing Laboratory Accreditation

List of Accredited Testing Laboratories

Register as a Third Party Laboratory with the CPSC for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R Part 1303 (lead paint), 16 C.F.R Part 1508 (full-size cribs), 16 C.F.R. Part 1509 (non-full-size cribs), 16 C.F.R. Part 1511 (pacifiers), 16 C.F.R. Part 1501 (small parts), or CPSC Test Method CPSC-CH-E1001-08 (chidren's metal jewelry)

Audit Requirements for Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, Proposed Rule (Comment Request), August 13, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Accreditation of Seven Laboratories as “Firewalled” Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, July 20, 2009 [PDF]

CPSC Laboratory Test Methods

Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1003-09 – Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Lead (Pb) in Paint and Other Similar Surface Coatings, April 26, 2009 [PDF]

Test Method: CPSC-CH-C1001-09.1, Standard Operating Procedure for Determination of Phthalates, March 3, 2009 [PDF]

Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1002-08, Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead (Pb) in Non-Metal Children’s Products, February 1, 2009 [PDF]

Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1001-08, Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead (Pb) in Children’s Metal Products (Including Children’s Metal Jewelry), December 4, 2008 [PDF]

February 2005 Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Lead (Pb) and its Availability in Children's Metal Jewelry [PDF]

Accreditation Requirements for Lead (Paint & Metal Jewelry), Cribs, Pacifiers, Small Parts

Briefing Package: Accreditation Requirements for Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to the Requirements for Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry as Established by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, December 5, 2008 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice: Accreditation Requirements for Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to Requirements for Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry [PDF]

Briefing Package: Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1501 (Small Parts Regulations), November 4, 2008 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity With Part 1501 of Title 16 CFR (Small Parts) [TEXT] [PDF]

Briefing Package: Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508, Part 1509, and Part 1511 (Cribs and Pacifiers), October 6, 2008 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice: Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508 (full-size cribs), Part 1509 (non-full-size cribs), and/or Part 1511 (pacifiers) of Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations [TEXT] [PDF]

Briefing Package: Staff memo to the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice: Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 (Lead in Paint Ban) [TEXT] [PDF]

Certification Process

Public Comments on Certification Process and Mandatory Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products [PDF]

Federal Register Notice: Immediate Final Rule on Certification and Electronic Certificates [TEXT] [PDF]

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Signatories’ contact information is shown at http://www.ilac.org/members_contact_details.html with the specific designation of “Full Member (MRA Signatory)


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