The Governor of Minnesota State signed to approve the bill SF2510 into law on May 15, 2010. This law shall be effective on January 1, 2011 (Point 1 - for manufacturer or wholesaler) and March 1, 2011 (Point 2 - for retailer).
The Challenge:
1. No manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state children's jewelry that fails to meet the cadmium requirement;
2. No retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state children's jewelry that fails to meet the cadmium requirement. However, it does not apply to sales or free distribution of jewelry by a non-profit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or to isolated and occasional sales of jewelry not made in the normal course of business.
Cadmium in any surface coating or accessible substrate material of metal or plastic components of children's jewelry shall not exceed 75 ppm, as determined through solubility testing for heavy metals defined in the ASTM standard F963 and subsequent versions of this standard, if the product is sold in the state. This requirement shall not regulate any product category for which an existing federal standard regulates cadmium exposure in surface coatings and accessible substrate materials as required under ASTM F963.
Notes:
"Child" means an individual who is 6 years of age or younger.
"Children's jewelry" means jewelry that is made for, marketed for use by, or marketed to children. It includes, but is not limited to, jewelry that meets any of the following conditions:
1. is represented in its packaging, display, or advertising as appropriate for use by children;
2. is sold in conjunction with, attached to, or packaged together with other products that are
packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children;
3. is sized for children and not intended for use by adults; or
4. is sold in any of the following:
· a vending machine;
· retail store, catalog, or website in which a person exclusively offers for sale products
that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children; or a
discrete portion of a retail store, catalog, or website in which a person offers for sale
products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children.
The Solution:
Intertek is a leading non-governmental independent third-party laboratory qualified to perform an extensive range of product safety tests and to issue internationally recognized reports. Our global network caters to every part of the world and provides convenience no matter where you are. At Intertek, our business philosophy is simple; we go where our clients require us to go and utilize our vast resources and expertise in ensuring that their needs are fulfilled.
Through global network and close relationship with regulation authorities worldwide, Intertek delivers the latest national and international regulatory standards on all industries and provides services including testing, inspection and consultation to ensure that your process and products comply with various quality and safety requirements to avoid product return, recall and claim due to violation of the regulations, and protect the company's reputation and benefits.