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CPC for children’s night lights
Which rules apply to children’s night lights
- Night lights marketed for children combine the general children’s rules with electrical safety expectations: secure battery compartments (coin cells especially), cord and plug review for plug-in models, and lead screening on housings and paints.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
Testing covers battery-compartment security under the battery-access requirements, thermal and electrical safety review, and lead in housings and decorative paints. Plug-in models add cord/attachment review;投影 models add projector-lens and heat review.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
Do coin-cell night lights need secured compartments?
Yes: coin-cell batteries require child-resistant compartments — a screw or tool-secured door is the standard approach. This is the top failure point.
Are plug-in night lights children’s products?
When marketed for nurseries and kids’ rooms, they are children’s products with the full CPSIA duty set on top of electrical expectations.
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