To help facilitate certification of children’s products, to the lead and phthalate content standards, the CPSC allows the use of component part testing. While this is an option, use of component testing, by either the final product manufacturer or the supplier of the component part, remains voluntary.
A component part has been defined by the CPSC as any part of a consumer product, including a children’s product, which must be tested to assess the product’s ability to comply with a specific rule, ban, standard or regulation. Testing of component parts may be undertaken prior to final assembly …