Product line: 240gsm printed coral fleece is not one compliance item
For U.S. children’s retail, 240gsm printed coral fleece kids blankets should be treated as a product system, not only as polyester fabric. The base cloth, print chemistry, sewing thread, tracking/care labels, belly band, hangtags, zipper pouches, snaps, patches and decorative attachments can each change the compliance file. A common construction is 100% polyester coral fleece, circular knit, one-side or two-side brushed, target 240gsm with bulk tolerance around ±5%, pile height roughly 2.0–3.5 mm after brushing and shearing, and finished sizes such as 100 × 150 cm, 120 × 150 cm or 127 × 152 cm.
Age grading and product positioning must be agreed before testing. A plain 127 × 152 cm children’s throw with no toy features is a different file from an infant stroller blanket, a daycare nap mat, a wearable sleep blanket or a comforter with a plush animal head. If the product is intended primarily for children 12 years or younger, it is generally a children’s product and a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) is required for applicable rules. If it is positioned for infants, sleep or play, buyers should check category-specific CPSC rules, retailer manuals and state requirements outside the textile mill’s normal scope.
The base fleece is usually a low lead-risk component. Ordinary dyed or undyed polyester textile fibres and ordinary thread may be covered by CPSC determinations that exempt certain materials from third-party lead testing. That does not exempt the finished children’s product from CPSIA controls. The CPC still has to cover all applicable rules, and higher-risk components such as surface prints, rubberised labels, PU/PVC trims, metal snaps, glitter, silicone badges and toy attachments still need review.
A clearer PO line is: “240gsm printed coral fleece kids blanket, 100% polyester, approved sublimation or pigment print, overlock edge, permanent sewn tracking/care label, children’s product compliance file and CPC required before shipment for applicable U.S. rules.” If the order includes a gift box, vinyl pouch, PU patch, silicone badge, appliqué, teether, sound chip or plush attachment, list those components separately in the BOM. Related fleece weight decisions are covered in our fleece weight programme notes, but children’s compliance needs tighter SKU control than an adult throw.
Compliance matrix by product positioning
Use the positioning matrix before requesting lab quotes. The same 240gsm coral fleece can fall into different review paths depending on how it is named, pictured, sized, packaged and marketed.
General children’s throw, ages 3–12: CPC normally required for applicable children’s product rules. Review lead substrate and lead surface coating. Phthalates usually do not apply to plain textile fabric, unless the product includes toy features or child care article components. Small parts and mechanical hazards are usually low risk if there are no detachable trims, but pompoms, snaps, badges and zipper pulls need pull checks. FTC fibre/care/country labels still apply.
Infant blanket, 0–12 months: CPC required for applicable children’s product rules. Lead review applies. Phthalates review becomes more important if there are plasticised parts, teether-like parts, PVC/PU patches, rubberised labels or accessories for sleep/soothing/feeding. Retailers may impose stricter infant-safe design rules: no long loose ties, no hard trims near face contact, no detachable decoration, no choking-size embellishments, no excessive linting and no unsubstantiated sleep-safety claims.
Stroller blanket: CPC required if sold for children. Lead review applies. Phthalates review depends on attachments and plasticised components. Mechanical risk increases if the blanket has clips, snaps, elastic loops, cords, hook-and-loop tabs or storage straps. Check cord/loop length, snap retention, seam security and stroller marketing claims. Water-repellent backings also add coating chemistry review.
Nap mat or daycare blanket set: CPC required if intended for children. Lead and surface coating review applies. Phthalates review is needed for foam, coated backing, PVC/PU components, plastic name windows or waterproof layers. Nap mats may be treated by retailers as sleep/rest products and may require extra flammability, padding thickness, laundering and seam integrity checks. If foam is included, specify thickness, density and compression recovery, not just “padding”.
Wearable blanket or sleep product: CPC required where marketed for children. Lead review applies. Phthalates review is needed for snaps, zippers, grippers, coated prints and plasticised components. Retailer sleep-product rules can be strict: neck opening, armhole size, zipper garage, snap strength, overheating claims, loose fabric hazards and age/size labelling may be reviewed. Do not sell a simple throw as an infant sleep product without a separate design and compliance review.
Toy-attached blanket or comforter: CPC required. Toy rules may be triggered, including small parts, mechanical hazards, sharp points/edges and potentially ASTM F963 if the attachment makes the item a toy. Phthalates under CPSIA are more likely to apply where the item is a children’s toy or child care article and includes accessible plasticised materials. Plush heads, squeakers, teethers, rattles, plastic eyes and embroidered features need component-level testing and pull/torque/tension review. A plush attachment changes the file materially; do not rely on a prior CPC for a plain blanket.
GSM, pile and print method: what affects risk
A 240gsm coral fleece is a midweight line: warmer and softer than 180–200gsm promotional fleece, less bulky than 300gsm sherpa or plush. It packs well for club-store, donation and e-commerce programmes, but the pile can hide print, lint and label defects. Normal QC tolerances are finished GSM ±5%; for some large all-over print programmes, ±7% may be agreed if the buyer accepts more shade and hand-feel variation. Finished size tolerance is often ±2 cm after sewing and relaxation. If the retailer has a strict shelf cube or parcel limit, request a carton mock-up after bulk fabric is brushed because loft changes CBM more than greige weight does.
Print method matters. Disperse printing or sublimation on polyester usually gives a soft hand because colour is driven into the fibre. Pigment printing can achieve effects that sublimation cannot, but binder build-up may stiffen the pile and can increase crocking, odour, surface-coating questions and chemical review. For children’s skin-contact blankets, request colourfastness at minimum: ISO 105-C06 for domestic washing, ISO 105-X12 for rubbing/crocking and ISO 105-E04 if the blanket is marketed for travel, daycare or nap use where perspiration contact is likely. Typical buyer targets are grade 3–4 or better for colour change and staining; dark red, navy, black and high-saturation prints deserve pre-bulk testing.
Pile distortion is a failure mode that does not show in a lead report. Heavy all-over print can flatten coral fleece, create shade bands after brushing, or leave white ground visible at fold lines. Approve both a strike-off and a washed hand sample. If artwork has a large solid dark area, consider a denser base, adjusted brushing route or different print process rather than trying to fix shade with more binder. For print limits on comparable fleece, see rotary screen printing on fleece and digital sublimation artwork limits.
Mandatory CPSIA items versus retailer manual items
Separate U.S. federal requirements from buyer manual requirements. CPSA/CPSIA tracking labels are required for children’s products under 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(5) where practicable. For a blanket, it is normally practicable. Children’s products must also meet applicable lead limits and any other applicable children’s product safety rules. A CPC is required for applicable children’s products and must be supported by testing from a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory where third-party testing is required.
Lead substrate requirements come from 15 U.S.C. 1278a, with CPSC determinations and exemptions for certain materials addressed in 16 CFR 1500.87 and 16 CFR 1500.91. Paint and similar surface coatings are controlled separately under 16 CFR 1303, with a 90 ppm lead limit. Many ordinary dyed or undyed textiles and ordinary thread are treated as low-risk or exempt from third-party lead testing, but that should not be stretched to cover printed coatings, synthetic leather badges, decals, metal trims, plastic trims, glitter, rubberised labels or chemical after-treatments without review.
Phthalates under CPSIA apply to children’s toys and child care articles, not automatically to every children’s textile. A plain polyester throw with no toy or child care function is usually not a phthalates test item. Review becomes necessary when the blanket is intended for children 3 and under for sleep, soothing or care, or when it includes accessible PVC, PU, rubberised, plasticised or soft polymer components. Examples: PVC zipper pouch sold as part of the use set, plastic teether, rubberised patch, coated appliqué, grippy dots, soft plastic snap caps or flexible glitter film. If the product is toy-attached or marketed for infants, ask the lab and compliance counsel to classify the phthalates scope before production.
Packaging heavy metals, retailer restricted substance lists, barcode formats, suffocation warnings, carton label layouts, carton drop tests and manual chemical screens are often retailer-driven rather than direct CPSIA requirements. They can still block payment or inbound receipt. Put them in the PO checklist, but do not confuse them with the federal CPSIA file. Care labelling, fibre content and country-of-origin marking are governed separately by FTC textile/care-label rules and CBP import marking requirements, not by the CPSIA tracking-label rule.
Tracking label content: permanent, readable and PO-linked
CPSIA requires children’s products to carry tracking information where practicable. For 240gsm coral fleece blankets, use a permanent sewn-in label, not a removable sticker on the polybag. A satin, polyester or soft woven label placed along a side seam or corner seam is usually easiest to inspect. Heat-transfer labels can work on low-pile fleece, but pile compression, wash durability and ink abrasion must be validated; on coral fleece, sewn labels are more defensible during retailer audits.
Align the tracking label with 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(5). It should enable the buyer, CPSC and retailer to identify: manufacturer name or identifying mark, production date, production place and cohort information such as batch, run, lot or other identifying characteristics. A compact example: “Made for ABC / Tongxiang, Zhejiang, China / Mfg 2025-06 / Lot KB240-P03-L2 / Style 25K-117.” The statute does not prescribe one universal layout, but the information must allow source and production cohort traceability.
Private-label and importer identifiers can be used if they are approved by the importer and retailer. Do not let a private-label code break traceability. The actual manufacturer, production site, dye/print batch, cutting date, sewing line and carton range should remain traceable in internal production records and be available to the CPC record custodian. If a retailer wants its vendor number, PO number or style number on the label, freeze that artwork before bulk cutting.
Batch coding should not be cosmetic. A useful code links to greige fabric roll range, dye or print batch, finishing date, cutting table, sewing line and carton range. For example, KB240-2506-P03-L2 can identify a June 2025 run, print batch 03 and sewing line 2. Avoid changing codes only at shipment level; one container may include several fabric batches, and a recall investigation needs narrower traceability than “June shipment”.
FTC and CBP labels are separate from CPSIA tracking information
A U.S. textile blanket also needs FTC textile labelling and care information. For a 100% polyester coral fleece blanket, the label normally states fibre content, country of origin, manufacturer/dealer identity or RN, and care instructions. Example: “100% Polyester / Made in China / RN xxxxx or dealer name / Machine wash cold, gentle cycle; tumble dry low; do not bleach; do not iron decoration.” Use the actual approved care wording after wash testing, not a generic template.
Country of origin must also satisfy CBP marking rules. The marking should be conspicuous, legible, permanent enough to reach the ultimate purchaser and consistent across sewn label, packaging, invoice and carton documents. If the blanket is packed in a retail band or pouch, the outer package should not obscure required information unless the information is also visible or repeated as required by the buyer’s marking instructions.
Do not combine unrelated information in a way that makes any part unreadable. A single sewn label can carry CPSIA tracking, FTC fibre/care and origin information if space allows, but dense legal copy on a 20 mm label often fails practical legibility. For children’s products, a two-label solution is common: one care/fibre/origin label and one tracking/style label sewn into the same seam. Confirm placement and permanence before bulk sewing.
Label durability criteria we put into the spec
Label durability should be measurable. For children’s retail, specify a sewn-in printed satin, polyester taffeta or soft woven label around 25 × 60 mm, 30 × 70 mm or larger if copy is dense. Use high-contrast dark text on a light ground, avoid glossy ink that smears on satin, and keep the smallest compliance text large enough to read during warehouse inspection. Many buyers use 6 pt as an absolute minimum for dense legal copy; 7–8 pt is safer on printed textile labels.
Wash durability should match the care label. For a machine-washable kids blanket, validate label legibility after at least 5 home-laundry cycles; stricter retail programmes may request 10 cycles. ISO 6330 can be used for domestic washing/drying procedures, with the agreed programme matching the care label. Practical acceptance: all lot characters readable, no severe edge curl, no detached stitches, no ink transfer to fleece, no cracking that removes characters and no loss of contrast that prevents reading at normal inspection distance.
Add rub and abrasion checks for printed labels. A simple buyer-level protocol is dry and wet rubbing to ISO 105-X12 with staining grade 3–4 minimum, plus manual finger rub after laundering for satin labels. If the label is heat-transfer, test the specific film/ink on the actual coral fleece, not on flat jersey: after wash and tumble exposure, check cracking, lifting at edges, adhesive bleed, pile scorching, shadow marks and unreadable digits.
Check seam capture and fabric damage. For overlocked coral fleece, 3–4 stitches per cm is common; lockstitch labels should not perforate a weak line that tears under hand pull. A practical retention check is a 15–20 N hand-pull screen during inline QC, with formal seam strength targets agreed by buyer if needed. For stronger specifications, use ASTM D5034 or ISO 13935-2 as the reference method for fabric/seam strength, but set realistic acceptance by construction. Also inspect needle cutting, skipped stitches, pile trapped over the print, label corner scratchiness and pile distortion around heat-applied marks.
During final packing inspection, verify that sewn label lot codes match the packing list, carton ranges, SKU barcode and production lot map. A correct label in the wrong carton is a traceability defect. For AQL, many retail buyers use ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 or ISO 2859-1 single sampling, general inspection level II, with critical defects 0, major defects AQL 2.5 and minor defects AQL 4.0. Missing tracking label, wrong country of origin, wrong fibre content, unreadable lot code or mixed SKU carton should be classified as critical or major according to the buyer manual, not as cosmetic defects.
Lead and phthalate testing: what to test and what not to overclaim
Accessible component parts of children’s products are subject to the lead content limit, generally 100 ppm total lead for substrates under 15 U.S.C. 1278a. Paint and similar surface coatings have a separate 90 ppm lead limit under 16 CFR 1303. For textile blankets, potentially accessible components include the polyester fleece, printed areas, sewing thread, care/tracking labels, decorative labels, patches, zipper pulls, snaps and any component intended to remain with the product. Removable outer packaging is usually handled differently from product components, but U.S. retailers may still request packaging inks or heavy metals screening under their own manuals.
For lead testing, labs commonly reference CPSC-CH-E1001 for metal components, CPSC-CH-E1002 for non-metal children’s products and CPSC-CH-E1003 for paints and similar surface coatings. If the print is considered a surface coating rather than fibre dyeing, confirm the lab’s interpretation before booking. A sublimation print diffused into polyester pile is normally assessed differently from a thick plastisol-like or rubberised print sitting on top of the textile. Do not let the test request say only “fabric”. It should list: printed coral fleece fabric, thread, sewn label, decorative patch if applicable, snap/zipper if applicable and any coated or printed surface.
Avoid both under-testing and over-testing. Ordinary polyester textile and common thread may fall within CPSC determinations for materials that do not exceed the lead limit, but a metallic foil print, PU leather badge, PVC pouch attached as part of the sale unit, painted zipper pull or screen-printed decal may not. The buyer should approve a component-level test plan based on the final BOM and intended age group.
For phthalates, do not write “CPSIA phthalate compliant” on every blanket file without classification. CPSIA phthalate restrictions are focused on children’s toys and child care articles. Plain polyester fleece, disperse print and standard polyester thread are not typical phthalate risk items. Risk rises with flexible PVC, soft plastic films, rubberised or plasticised coatings, PU leather, grippy dots, silicone-like badges, teethers, squeeze toys, plastic eyes and any component used by children 3 and under for sleep, feeding, sucking or teething-related care. If phthalates apply, test accessible plasticised components individually rather than blending them with low-risk textile material.
Component risk ranking for sourcing buyers
Use this risk table when approving BOMs and lab scopes. It is a practical sourcing screen, not legal classification.
Base polyester coral fleece: low lead and phthalate concern when ordinary dyed or undyed polyester textile. Main risks are flammability, fibre content accuracy, linting, pilling, shrinkage and colourfastness. Confirm GSM, pile height, brushing route and wash performance.
Disperse print or sublimation: generally lower hand-feel and coating concern than heavy pigment, but still review colourfastness, shade migration, odour and restricted substances. Dark saturated prints need ISO 105-C06 and ISO 105-X12 checks.
Pigment print: medium concern. Binder may be treated as a surface coating depending on construction. Review lead in surface coating if applicable, crocking, stiffness, odour, formaldehyde/RSL requirements and pile flattening.
Satin care/tracking label: low to medium concern. Main risks are wrong legal information, unreadable print, ink rub-off, fraying and detached stitching. Validate wash legibility and seam capture.
Heat-transfer label: medium concern on coral fleece. Risks are poor adhesion to pile, cracked digits, scorching, adhesive bleed and loss of tracking code after laundering. Test on bulk fleece, not a flat substitute fabric.
PVC pouch: high concern if sold with the product, especially for children 3 and under or retailer RSL programmes. Review phthalates, heavy metals, odour, Prop 65 where relevant, suffocation warning and whether the pouch is packaging or an intended reusable accessory.
PU patch or synthetic leather badge: medium to high concern. Review lead substrate, phthalates/plasticisers if applicable, DMF/RSL restrictions, colour rub-off and stitch tear-out. A PU badge can make a previously low-risk fleece SKU materially different.
Metal snap or zipper pull: medium concern. Review lead in metal, nickel if required by buyer, sharp edges, pull strength and corrosion. For infant products, avoid hard trims near face contact unless necessary.
Glitter, foil or metallic print: high concern. Risks include surface coating lead review, flake shedding, poor wash durability, sharp glitter particles, chemical RSL issues and heavy binder hand. Use only after strike-off and wash/rub approval.
Silicone badge or rubberised patch: medium to high concern. Review lead, phthalates if plasticised or in child care/toy scope, odour, pull strength and edge hardness. Clarify whether the material is true silicone, PVC, TPR or another elastomer.
Plush or toy attachment: high concern. May trigger toy rules, small parts, mechanical hazards, stuffing cleanliness, pull/torque/tension checks and additional CPC rules. Treat as a separate development, not a trim option on a blanket. For baby-focused fleece development, compare testing scope with children’s material safety testing notes.
CPC file contents buyers should require before shipment
The CPC should be prepared by the U.S. importer or domestic manufacturer, not casually issued by a mill as a marketing certificate. The factory can supply test reports, BOMs, production records and declarations, but the responsible certifier should confirm the legal scope. Retailers often require the CPC draft before shipment booking.
A practical CPC file for a 240gsm printed coral fleece kids blanket should include: importer or U.S. manufacturer name, full mailing address and contact; product identification with style, SKU, size, colour/print and age positioning; citation of each applicable rule being certified; CPSC-accepted laboratory name, address and contact; test report numbers; test dates and test locations; manufacture date or date range; manufacture location, including factory city/country and supplier identifier; name, address, email and phone of the records custodian; and English-language availability for CPSC, CBP and retailer review.
The CPC should tie to the exact SKU and lot. “Kids blanket, polyester, assorted prints” is weak if the order includes several print chemistries or trims. If one SKU is sublimation printed and another has glitter foil, do not assume one CPC covers both. If a new dye lot, artwork technique, label film, packaging plastic or trim is introduced, perform a compliance review and decide whether retesting is needed before using the prior CPC.
Keep reports readable and traceable. Lab reports should identify submitted samples with style number, component description, colour, material and supplier where possible. Photos in reports help, but they must match the approved BOM. If a report covers a generic “polyester fabric” and the shipped product has a rubberised patch and PVC pouch, the file is not complete.
Pre-shipment document checklist
Before final inspection or container loading, buyers should request a document pack tied to PO, style and lot. The pack should include: approved BOM with component supplier names or codes; approved artwork for print, labels, hangtags, UPC/FNSKU and carton marks; component declarations for fibre content, coatings, trims and packaging plastics; lab reports tied to SKU, colour, component and production lot where required; tracking-label artwork and sample photo from bulk sewing; care/fibre/country label approval; CPC draft or final CPC; packing marks and carton label template; PO/style/carton mapping; production lot map showing fabric batch, print batch, cutting date, sewing line and carton range; and change-control record signed off before shipment.
For e-commerce packs, add polybag size, suffocation warning copy where required by retailer, barcode scannability, carton drop-test requirement if specified, and inner-pack count. For club-store or retail floor packs, add belly-band material, adhesive/tape type, retail carton orientation, carton burst strength or edge crush target if specified, and pallet pattern if shipping under a routed programme.
Inspection should compare documents to physical goods. A passed lab report does not fix wrong labels in bulk. At AQL inspection, pull samples across carton ranges, not only from the top of the first pallet. Check GSM by cutter or approved scale method, finished size after relaxation, print shade, label presence, label text, lot code match, edge stitching, odour, loose fibres, needle fragments, broken snaps where applicable, carton marks and barcode scan. For a broader inspection framework, see blanket quality control inspection and AQL 2.5 fleece blanket checks.
Change-control rules: when to review or retest
Do not rely on a prior CPC for materially different SKUs. A compliance file is only as good as the construction it covers. Retest or at least perform a documented compliance review when print chemistry changes from sublimation to pigment, pigment binder changes, foil/glitter is added, label material changes, heat-transfer film changes, trims are added, coating or backing is introduced, factory changes, dye/print supplier changes, packaging plastic changes, or the product is repositioned from general kids throw to infant, sleep, stroller or toy-attached use.
Dye lot changes alone do not always require full retesting, but dark or high-risk colours may need colourfastness confirmation and retailer RSL review. A change from white/pastel ground to navy/red/black should trigger at least crocking and wash-fastness review. A change from sewn satin label to heat-transfer label should trigger wash/abrasion legibility testing because the tracking information is a legal traceability element.
Packaging changes matter. A paper belly band is not the same risk as a PVC zipper pouch. If a pouch is intended to be kept and reused with the blanket, retailers may treat it as part of the product experience, especially for children. Soft plastic packaging can introduce phthalates, odour, heavy metal ink and suffocation-warning review. Keep a written change log with date, reason, affected SKUs, approved person and whether retesting was required.
Failure modes we see before shipment
The most common avoidable defect is mismatched traceability: the sewn label says Lot P02, the carton label says P03 and the packing list says assorted. This is not a paperwork nuisance; it weakens recall control and can cause a retailer hold. The fix is simple: freeze lot-code rules before printing labels, segregate fabric batches at cutting and map carton ranges during packing.
The second common issue is label legibility after wash. Satin labels with low-contrast grey ink may look fine at sample stage and become unreadable after 5 wash/tumble cycles. Heat-transfer digits can crack on coral pile or disappear under pile recovery. Test the label system early, before bulk fabric is cut.
The third issue is trim creep. A buyer approves a plain fleece blanket, then marketing adds a PU badge, glitter logo, snap strap or reusable PVC pouch. Each addition may change lead, phthalate, surface coating, small-parts, mechanical and retailer RSL review. Treat trims as compliance components, not styling afterthoughts.
The fourth issue is unclear age positioning. If product copy says “baby’s first blanket”, the retailer may review it differently from “kids throw”. If the photo shows an infant sleeping with the blanket, sleep-product rules and retailer restrictions may be raised even if the spec sheet says ages 3+. Align product name, imagery, warnings, size and CPC classification before lab testing.
Spec language for a purchase order
A usable specification should be specific enough for production and audit. Example: “240gsm ±5% 100% polyester coral fleece children’s blanket, finished size 120 × 150 cm ±2 cm, sublimation print approved by strike-off, overlock edge 3–4 stitches/cm, sewn-in permanent care/fibre/origin and CPSIA tracking labels, label text legible after 5 ISO 6330 wash/dry cycles, colourfastness ISO 105-C06 and ISO 105-X12 grade 3–4 minimum, finished product to support U.S. CPC for applicable children’s product rules.”
Add component controls: “No PVC, PU, rubberised patch, glitter, metallic foil, snaps, zipper pulls, silicone badge, toy attachment or packaging change without written buyer approval and compliance review. All bulk components must match approved BOM and lab-submitted samples. Factory to provide production lot map linking fabric roll, print batch, cutting date, sewing line and carton range.”
Add document timing: “Pre-shipment document pack due before final inspection: approved BOM, lab reports, component declarations, tracking-label artwork/photo, FTC care/fibre/origin label approval, CPC draft, carton marks, packing list by carton range and change-control record. Shipment may not be released until document discrepancies are closed.”
Frequently asked
Does every 240gsm polyester kids blanket need CPSIA tracking information? If it is a children’s product intended primarily for children 12 years or younger, tracking information is required where practicable under 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(5). For a blanket, a sewn-in permanent tracking label is normally practicable. The label should allow traceability to manufacturer, production date, production place and cohort such as lot or batch.
Is ordinary polyester coral fleece exempt from all CPSIA testing? No. Ordinary dyed or undyed polyester textile fibres and ordinary thread may be exempt from third-party lead testing under CPSC determinations, but the finished children’s product still needs a CPC covering all applicable rules. Prints, coatings, trims, patches, metal parts, plasticised parts and toy attachments must be reviewed separately.
Do CPSIA phthalate limits apply to a plain fleece blanket? Usually not if it is only a plain textile throw with no toy or child care function. CPSIA phthalate limits focus on children’s toys and child care articles. Review is needed if the blanket is for children 3 and under and includes PVC, PU, rubberised, plasticised or soft polymer components, or if it has toy/teether/soothing attachments.
What should be inside the CPC file? The file should identify the importer or manufacturer, product/SKU, applicable rules, CPSC-accepted lab name and address, test report numbers, test dates and locations, manufacture date and location, record custodian contact and English-language availability for CPSC, CBP or retailer review. It should tie to the actual SKU, print, trim and lot being shipped.
Can the FTC care label and CPSIA tracking label be the same label? Yes, if the combined label remains permanent, conspicuous and readable. Many children’s blanket programmes use two sewn labels because fibre/care/origin information plus tracking code, style and lot details can be too dense for one small satin label.
When should a buyer require retesting or compliance review? Require review when print chemistry, coating, label material, trim, snap, patch, glitter, silicone badge, factory, packaging plastic or age positioning changes. A prior CPC for a plain sublimation fleece blanket should not be reused for a glitter-print infant blanket with a PVC pouch or plush attachment.
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