PIA Pushes for Extension on Testing Stay
The move by PIA was expected. The CPSIA, passed in 2008, seeks to limit the presence of lead and other toxic chemicals in products intended for children under the age of 12. The CPSC delayed full implementation of the act for one year due to a lack of regulatory and enforcement guidelines.
PIA membership, publishers and other impacted parties have worked to provide scientific data, technical guidance and manufacturing processes information to the CPSC in order to demonstrate that ordinary children's books and other printed paper-based materials do not contain lead near the limits established by the CPSIA. The CPSC determined certain book components and printing material, such as paper and CMYK process inks, are not required to be tested for lead content under the act.