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Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats
The United States issued an addendum on 20 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2161. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 November 2024. The comment period closed on 21 January 2025.
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Neck floats; aquatic toys; Quality; Domestic safety; Equipment for children
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.2, 20 May 2026)
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Extension of the Date by Which Neck Floats Must Be Tested and Certified Subject to the Submission of Samples
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing that the Commission is extending, by 60 days, the date by which manufacturers (including importers) of neck floats must comply with the third party testing and certification requirements for children's products under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The extension is being provided because the Commission has determined that there is an insufficient number of third party conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Commission to permit testing and certification of neck floats by the effective date of 15 June 2026. To be eligible for this extension, manufacturers (including importers) must submit a sample of the finished product, intended for sale, to the Commission. This extension for third party testing and certification does not apply to any other requirements of the neck float final rule. All neck floats within the scope of the neck float final rule must be sold in compliance with all other requirements of that rule as of 15 June 2026, the effective date of the final rule (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.1). For eligible manufacturers or importers who have submitted a sample to the Commission, the date after which neck floats must be tested by third party conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Commission to assess conformity with the CPSC regulations for neck floats is extended until 16 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 29118, 19 May 2026: This action and previous actions…
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This toy safety standard sets forth only minimal labeling requirements for aquatic toys such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) proposes to establish new performance and revised labeling requirements to address potentially deadly hazards associated with neck floats. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include neck floats. Section V of the NPR preamble summarizes the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-9, ANSI APSP ICC-16, ASTM F833-21, ASTM F1967-19 and ANSI/NEMA Z535.4-2023 that the Commission proposes to incorporate by reference into proposed (16 CFR) § 1250.5. The standards are reasonably available to interested parties by permission of the relevant standards developing organization (SDO) to be viewed as a read-only document during the comment period, at: 12402-9, for ANSI APSP ICC-16, Z535.4-2023, for ASTM F833-21, and; for ASTM F1967-19
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.2
Extension of the Date by Which Neck Floats Must Be Tested and Certified Subject to the Submission of Samples
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing that the Commission is extending, by 60 days, the date by which manufacturers (including importers) of neck floats must comply with the third party testing and certification requirements for children's products under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The extension is being provided because the Commission has determined that there is an insufficient number of third party conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Commission to permit testing and certification of neck floats by the effective date of 15 June 2026. To be eligible for this extension, manufacturers (including importers) must submit a sample of the finished product, intended for sale, to the Commission. This extension for third party testing and certification does not apply to any other requirements of the neck float final rule. All neck floats within the scope of the neck float final rule must be sold in compliance with all other requirements of that rule as of 15 June 2026, the effective date of the final rule (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.1). For eligible manufacturers or importers who have submitted a sample to the Commission, the date after which neck floats must be tested by third party conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Commission to assess conformity with the CPSC regulations for neck floats is extended until 16 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 29118, 19 May 2026: This action and previous actions…
CorrigendumG/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.1/Corr.1
Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats; Correction
This document corrects the preamble to a final rule (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.1) published in the Federal Register on 15 December 2025, regarding requirements for neck floats under the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) mandatory toy safety standard. This correction addresses errors and revises text to provide clear instructions to the public to access voluntary standards that are incorporated by reference. Effective 16 January 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 2081, 16 January 2026; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1112 and 1250: This final rule; correction and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2161 are identified by Docket Number CPSC-2024-0039. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.1
Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats
Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. ASTM F963-23, however, does not establish specific performance requirements for aquatic toys, such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing this final rule establishing additional performance requirements specifically for neck floats and revised labeling requirements for neck floats to address fatal hazards associated with neck floats. The Commission is also amending CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include neck floats. This rule will become effective 15 June 2026. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 15 June 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain other material listed in this rule was approved for use by the Director of the Federal Register as of 20 April 2024. 90 Federal Register (FR) 58096, 15 December 2024; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1112 and 1250: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2161 are identified by Docket Number CPSC-2024-0039. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2161
Comment deadline: Closed on 21 January 2025
Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This toy safety standard sets forth only minimal labeling requirements for aquatic toys such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) proposes to establish new performance and revised labeling requirements to address potentially deadly hazards associated with neck floats. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include neck floats. Section V of the NPR preamble summarizes the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-9, ANSI APSP ICC-16, ASTM F833-21, ASTM F1967-19 and ANSI/NEMA Z535.4-2023 that the Commission proposes to incorporate by reference into proposed (16 CFR) § 1250.5. The standards are reasonably available to interested parties by permission of the relevant standards developing organization (SDO) to be viewed as a read-only document during the comment period, at: 12402-9, for ANSI APSP ICC-16, Z535.4-2023, for ASTM F833-21, and; for ASTM F1967-19
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