On July 29th, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) introduced the Toxic Metals Protection Act (H.R.5920) to the U.S. House of Representatives as the next in an ongoing series of initiatives aimed at limiting the presence of certain toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium, in products that may be used by children.This Act may be cited as the "Toxic Metals Protection Act of 2010".
Recently, the Act has been referred to the CPSC for the following report, and then submited to House and Senate for vote, and entry into force afte signed by President, which may last for 1 year.
A statement issued by Congresswoman Speier's office acknowledged the current federal standard limiting toxic substances in toys, but noted there are no specific limits on products that are intended for use by children but are not technically defined as "toys" by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The newly proposed Toxic Metals Protection Act sets products for children below 12 years old containing compounds of antimony, barium, cadmium, or chromium of which the metal content of the soluble material is in excess of the maximum soluble migrated element in parts per million as follows:
◆Antimony – 60 ppm
◆Barium – 1000 ppm
◆Cadmium – 75 ppm
◆Chromium – 60 ppm
The legislation also requires the CPSC to deliver annual reports to Congress regarding the enforcement of the law and the criminal and civil penalties associated with it.
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