U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a circular to in accordance with the "Children's sleepwear flammability standards: 0 yards to 6X code" ("Federal Code" Chapter 16, Section 1615) and "Children's sleepwear flammability standards: 7 yards to 14 yards "(" Federal Code "Chapter 16 of 1616), the main design or intended to children under 12 years of age or wearing pajamas to test third-party conformity assessment body listed in the final acceptance of its certification standards and procedures.
According to "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act" (CPSIA), certain types of product manufacturers (including importers) or private certification provisions of the notice must be in the "Federal Register" published 90 days after the manufacture of products, sent certified qualified third party conformity assessment bodies to test, and must be based on test results, compliance with applicable regulations to issue a certificate of competency. These provisions will apply to 17 February 2011 after the production of children's pajamas.
Consumer Product Safety Commission points out that children in pajamas sleepwear flammability standards require the development and manufacturing process must be tested three stages. Third-party testing must be requested within the standard, it can be used as the basis for issuing a certificate.
Notice for third-party laboratory certification, fire prevention field laboratories owned or controlled by the government laboratory set of standards developed. Circular also pointed out that if the following conditions has not been accepted by third-party testing of their products before certification testing and testing under the relevant certificate issued, will be accepted by the committee:
The third party conformity assessment bodies during the test, has been "International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation - Mutual Recognition Arrangement," the signatories to meet the International Standards Organization certification (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025 international standards and certification category also includes children's sleepwear flammability standards.
Assessment of the third-party certification agency for testing, the use of standard test methods were flammable January 18, 2011 or before the Consumer Product Safety Committee accepted. Products on November 19, 2009 or before children's sleepwear flammability standards for testing.
Test results show that comply with current applicable standards and / or regulations.
The day of the tests to the effective date of mandatory third party testing, the third party conformity assessment body for certification has been effective.
