What certificates does a silicone baby bottle need to enter the US?

For a silicone baby bottle, 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.

How many requirements are in the checklist?

Total: 7 requirements. Category required: 4. Conditional: 3.

Laboratory tests and their conditions

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

What to look at for this product

If your silicone baby bottle includes a feeding nipple, ask your factory for nitrosamine test results identifying the nipple supplied with the bottle you're ordering.

If your bottle uses polycarbonate parts, ask your supplier for the material specification showing whether those parts contain BPA before you approve the finished design.

If your bottle has parts touching milk, ask your factory for a written food contact material guaranty identifying the materials used in those specific parts.

If your bottle is being prepared for US sales, ask your supplier for lead test results covering the materials in the finished bottle you're buying.

If your bottle has soft plastic parts, ask your factory for phthalate testing evidence identifying the plastic materials used in the bottle you will import.

Labels and state rules

Not verified

PFAS in children's products

How this page was prepared

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