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CPC for children’s ponchos and raincoats
Which rules apply to children’s ponchos and raincoats
- Flammability on the coated fabric, lead in reflective prints, phthalates in PVC layers, hood/cord design.
- 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
Coated textiles burn differently. Lead in reflective prints. Hood drawcords are a documented entanglement hazard.
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 PVC raincoats need phthalate testing?
Yes: plasticized PVC layers are the phthalate-rule target.
Are hood drawcords allowed?
Use breakaway designs or move the cord to the hem.
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