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Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads

FR Abstract
Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. Under this statutory authority, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing a safety standard for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.
Incorporation
FR Document Number
2025-22643
Federal Register Volume
90
Federal Register Year
2025-12-12
Federal Register Start Page
57820
Federal Register End Page
57859
Federal Agency
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Register Link
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-12/pdf/2025-22643.pdf
CFR Citation
16 CFR 1250
FR Citation
90 FR 57820
CFR title
16
CFR Part
1250
Document Number
ANSI Z535.4–2023
Document Edition
2023
Standard Title
American National Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels (approved December 14, 2023)
SDO
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Standard Number Link
http://www.nema.org/
Excerpts
has enforced ASTM F963 as a mandatory standard for toys. 1 2 In 2017, the Commission established 16 CFR part 1250, Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys, and incorporated by reference the newly revised ASTM standard at that time, ASTM F963-16. 82 FR 8989 (Feb. 2, 2017). Most recently, on January 18, 2024, the Commission updated part 1250 to incorporate by reference the 2023 revision, ASTM F963-23. 89 FR 3344. 1  Since 2009, ASTM has revised F963 five times: ASTM F963-08, ASTM F963-11, ASTM F963-16, ASTM F963-17, and ASTM F963-23
Record Source
www.federalregister.gov