§ 1250.2 - Requirements for toy safety.

§ 1250.2 Requirements for toy safety.

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Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 3351, Jan. 18, 2024.

(a) Except as provided for in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, toys must comply with the (a) Each toy must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F963-17, 23 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, approved May on August 1, 20172023. The Director of the Federal Register approves the this incorporation by reference listed in this section in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain a copy of this ASTM standard from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA; phone: [phone]; http://www.astm.org/. You may inspect a copy at the This incorporation by reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301-) 504-7923, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 7479, email [e-mail]. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030email [e-mail], or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_-register/code_of_federal_regulationscfr/ibr_locations.html.

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-locations. A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may obtain a copy from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone [phone]; www.astm.org.

(b) Pursuant to section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, section 4.2 and Annex 5 or any provision of ASTM F963 that restates or incorporates an existing mandatory standard or ban promulgated by the Commission or by statute or any provision that restates or incorporates a regulation promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration or any statute administered by the Food and Drug Administration are not part of the mandatory standard incorporated in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) Instead of complying with section 8.20.1.5(5) of ASTM F963-17, comply with the following:

(1) Floor and tabletop toys that move, where the sound is caused as a result of the movement imparted on the toy (for example, a noise making mechanism attached to an axle of a toy vehicle) shall be tested using the method for push and pull toys. In addition to the C-weighted peak measurement maximum A-weighted sound pressure level, L_AFmax, shall be made and compared to the requirements of 4.5.1.2.

(2) [Reserved]

[82 FR 8993, Feb. 2, 2017, as amended at 82 FR 57123, Dec. 4, 2017[89 FR 3351, Jan. 18, 2024]