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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/2146/Add.1

Notification No.

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Notifying Member

Date of Notification

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Title

Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads

Objective

Consumer information, labelling (TBT); Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Quality requirements (TBT)

Product Covered

Water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. A toy is defined as “any object designed, manufactured, or marketed as a plaything for children under 14 years of age”. Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 03.120.20); Toys (ICS code(s): 97.200.50)

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03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment; 97.200.50 - Toys; 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment; 97.200.50 - Toys

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On 9 September 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2146) to address the risk of death and injury associated with children ingesting or inserting in the nose or ear water bead toys by adding performance and labeling requirements for water bead toys or toys containing water beads. The Commission also made public incident data relied upon and referenced in the NPR. The NPR invited the public to submit written comments by 8 November 2024. On 21 October 2024, CPSC received a request to extend the comment period to provide stakeholders with time to review additional testing data. The Commission is extending the comment period for the NPR by 30 days.The comment period for the proposed rule published on 9 September 2024, at 89 FR 73024, is extended. Submit comments by 8 December 2024.89 Federal Register (FR) 88684, 8 November 2024; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1250_x000D_
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-08/html/2024-25876.htm_x000D_
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-08/pdf/2024-25876.pdfThis extension of comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2146 is identified by Docket Number CPSC-2024-0027. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2024-0027/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pmEastern Time on 8 December 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.

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