What certificates does a bamboo baby plate need to enter the US?

For a bamboo baby plate, the things you must have are: Children's Product Certificate (CPC); CPSC-accepted lab report; Tracking label.

The things you must have

Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
You'll issue it using the lab report.
CPSC-accepted lab report
You'll order testing from a CPSC-accepted lab, which issues the report.
Tracking label
Ask your factory for product and packaging tracking marks.

The full checklist has 7 items: 4 apply to every product in this category, 3 apply only in some situations, and 0 are notes rather than steps.

8 phthalates, lead and nitrosamines

Ask for the reports below when their stated uses apply to your product.

Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
Required for this category
Test report from a CPSC-accepted lab
Required for this category
Written letter of guaranty for food contact materials
Parts that contact food
Food contact rules
Required for this category
Baby bottles and sippy cups must not use BPA-containing polycarbonate (21 CFR 177.1580).
Applies only if: your product is a baby bottle or sippy cup.
Nitrosamines in bottle nipples ≤10 ppb (CPG 500.450)
Applies only if: your product is a bottle nipple.
Phthalates: 16 CFR 1307
Required for this category

If your bamboo baby plate holds food against bamboo, ask for the written food contact guaranty identifying its bamboo body and surface treatment.

If your plate is being imported for babies, you'll need its children's certificate covering the complete plate supplied in your order.

If your plate has a soft suction base, ask for phthalate results identifying the material used to make that removable base.

If your plate has colored food contact surfaces, request the lead test evidence covering those surfaces in the finished feeding plate.

If your plate has separate bamboo and suction components, ask which CPSC accepted laboratory report covers the assembled design and both materials.

If your plate has a coating over its bamboo surface, ask which food contact provision covers the coating that will touch your customer's meals.

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PFAS in children's products

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