CPC for kids’ pool floats

Which rules apply to kids’ pool floats

• Inflatable pool floats and armbands for children are toys: valve security and burst testing, lead and phthalate screening on PVC, and mandatory water-hazard warnings — marketing must never call them life-saving devices.
• 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 inflation-valve security, seam burst pressure, lead and phthalates in the PVC, and the standard’s water-safety warnings. The claims line is hard: “life jacket,” “swim aid,” or “safety” wording on a toy float is exactly what enforcement actions cite.

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.

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