Consumer Products Insight Bulletins

As part of our commitment to support and add value to our customers, Intertek regularly publishes and distributes important information about the consumer products industry in the form of our Insight (formerly known as Sparkle) technical bulletins. Insight provides updates on quality and safety requirements of consumer products for every country across the globe. Each Insight includes a detailed synopsis of continually changing standards and how they affect your business, to supply you with the knowledge and potential solutions to stay competitive in today's global marketplace.

Vol. 1538 | 13 May 2026

U.S. published the updates of the Safety Standards for Full-size Baby Cribs (16 CFR 1219)

The CPSC is updating the mandatory safety standard for full-size baby cribs to adopt ASTM F1169-25. The revised rule strengthens mesh and fabric side requirements, reduces entrapment and pinching risks, updates protective components, and adds new warning language for certain crib designs.

Vol. 1537 | 13 May 2026

Recent updates for infant bed guards and baby strollers in Japan

Japan’s METI has designated infant bed guards and baby strollers as Specified Products for Children, requiring PSC marking, safety standards, and warning labels from 8 July 2026.

Vol. 1536 | 06 May 2026

Get ready for the EU’s packaging regulation: PPWR Requirements that are effective from August

The EU PPWR starts applying in August 2026, introducing PFAS and heavy metal limits, conformity documentation, traceability, EPR registration, and reusable packaging requirements.

Vol. 1535 | 27 Apr 2026

U.S. – March 2026 California Proposition 65 – 60-Day Notices Analysis

In March 2026, there were 519 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 57% of the notices (295 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 12% of notices (65 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 31% of the notices (159) were for the presence of other chemicals.

Vol. 1534 | 26 Apr 2026

U.S. CPSC Updates the Safety Standard for Infant and Cradle Swings

The CPSC has updated the mandatory safety standard for infant and cradle swings, adopting ASTM F2088-25 with stronger sleep warnings, clearer labels, and improved safety guidance.

Vol. 1533 | 15 Apr 2026

U.S. – February 2026 California Proposition 65 – 60-Day Notices Analysis

In February 2026, there were 444 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 56% of the notices (249 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 11% of notices (47 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 33% of the notices (148) were for the presence of other chemicals.

Vol. 1532 | 12 Apr 2026

U.S. CPSC Updates the Safety Standards for Gates and Hook-On Chairs

The CPSC has updated safety standards for portable hook-on chairs and gates and enclosures, adopting 2025 ASTM revisions with new battery, warning, and child-safety design requirements.

Vol. 1531 | 31 Mar 2026

Digital Product Passport (DPP) under ESPR - Key Insights from the JRC Methodology Report (JRC145830)

The JRC’s DPP methodology under ESPR explains how EU regulators will define product data requirements, prioritize information needs, and shape future delegated acts for compliance.

Vol. 1530 | 29 Mar 2026

India updated the Product Manual for Safety of Toys

India's BIS toy manual PM/9873/13 standardizes IS 9873:2025 certification, toy categorization, sampling, testing, and licensing procedures.

Vol. 1529 | 25 Feb 2026

Malaysia - New Safety Standards for Ceramic Kitchenware

Malaysia's Food (Amendments) Regulations 2026 impose new lead/cadmium release limits on ceramic ware including new cooking ware category, with four-sample testing required; effective August 1, 2026.

Vol. 1528 | 17 Feb 2026

U.S. - Updates 16 CFR 1241 Safety Standard for Crib Mattresses

CPSC's February 2026 direct final rule incorporates ASTM F2933-25 for crib mattresses effective May 3, 2026, maintaining modifications for dimensions, sheet gaps, non-full-size stability, and after-market play yard/bassinet compatibility.

Vol. 1527 | 16 Feb 2026

New version of EN71-1:2026 for the safety of toys is published

CEN's EN 71-1:2026 updates mechanical and physical toy safety requirements, including new tests for expanding materials, enclosures, food-imitation toys, child-bearing toys, yo-yo balls, and graphical protective equipment warnings.

Vol. 1526 | 16 Feb 2026

South Korea proposes amendments to Utensil, Container, and Packaging

MFDS Announcement 2026-008 proposes applying rubber nipple chemical and migration standards to broader infant/toddler rubber products like teething toys, with unchanged limits for lead, cadmium, nitrosamines, and volatilization.

Vol. 1525 | 16 Feb 2026

Washington proposed bill to amend the Regulation of Lead in Cookware

Washington SB 5975 modifies lead-in-cookware law, extending 10 ppm limit to 2030, clarifying aluminium/ brass/ electrical exemptions, permitting FDA/international testing, and exempting pre-2026 warranty repairs.