New lead limits for kids' products.Stricter federal lead limits have been set by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Aimed to protect children while boosting consumer confidence, the law's broad scope could impact metalcasting facilities' products. Metalcasters should assess their products to determine if they will be affected. The requirements that became effective on Aug. 14 limit lead content in children's products to 300 parts per million parts per million mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm. (ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap ), reduced from 600 ppm, and limit lead in paint and similar surface coating Surface coating A substance applied to other materials to change the surface properties, such as color, gloss, resistance to wear or chemical attack, or permeability, without changing the bulk properties. materials to 90 ppm, down from 600 ppm. For more information, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website at www.cpsc.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. . |
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