16 CFR part 1307
Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates
Scope
Third-party testing list: Children's toys (designed or intended for a child 12 or younger for use when playing) and child care articles (designed or intended to facilitate sleep or feeding of children age 3 and younger, or to help them with sucking or teething): no more than 0.1% of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, or DCHP (16 CFR 1307.2, 1307.3). Inaccessible parts guidance in 16 CFR part 1199; certain plastics determined not to need testing (16 CFR 1308).
CPSC footnote [2]: see CPSC's chemical test methods: https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/Lab-Accreditation/Test-Methods
Certificate and testing
- The rule is not on CPSC's list of rules requiring a General Certificate of Conformity.
- Third-party testing by a CPSC-accepted lab applies for children's products, with a Children's Product Certificate.
- Lab accreditation scope paragraph: 16 CFR 1112.15(b)(31).
eFiling citation codes
Codes from CPSC's citation list that go on the certificate in the Registry.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1307 | 16 CFR 1307 Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates |
Product types that use this rule
- Art and craft supplies (crayons, paint sets, markers, craft kits)
- Baby and toddler toys (under 3)
- Baby bottles, sippy cups, bibs, and feeding utensils
- Baby rattles
- Baby walkers
- Bassinets, cradles, and bedside sleepers
- Battery-powered and electronic toys (incl. kids' learning tablets)
- Board games, card games, and puzzles
- Booster seats (for chairs, not car seats)
- Children's books (paper)
- Children's costumes and dress-up
- Children's sleepwear (pajamas, nightgowns, robes), sizes 0-14
- Crib and play yard mattresses
- Crib sheets, baby blankets, and nursery textiles
- Cribs (full-size)
- Cribs (non-full-size, mini and portable)
- High chairs
- Infant bath seats
- Infant bath tubs
- Infant bouncer seats
- Infant swings
- Nursing pillows
- Other infant sleep products (travel bassinets, in-bed sleepers, baby nests)
- Pacifiers
- Play yards (pack-and-plays)
- Plush and stuffed toys
- Pool, bath, and beach toys for children
- Portable hook-on (table) chairs
- Slime, putty, and play dough
- Stationary activity centers (activity jumpers without wheels)
- Strollers and carriages
- Teethers and teething toys
- Toddler beds
- Toy guns, foam blasters, and look-alike firearms
- Toys for children 12 and under
- Water bead toys and kits
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-18; pending review by a compliance consultant. General information, not legal advice. Confirm with your lab and attorney.