1. CPSIA

The Consumer Product Safety Promotion Act (CPSIA) in the United States strictly requires lead content in children's products, with limits depending on the substrate and surface coating. In addition, the bill also limits the content of harmful phthalates 6P in children's toys and child care products.

2. ASTM F2923-11

On November 7, 2011, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) released the standard ASTM F 2923-2011 for children's accessories, based on the joint announcement of a voluntary recall of Chinese made children's accessories by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and D&D Distributing Wholesale. This standard only applies to accessories for children aged 12 and below, and does not apply to toy products. The standard not only limits the content of various heavy metals in products, including lead, cadmium, nickel release, soluble heavy metals, but also requires their physical and mechanical properties. In addition, the standard was enforced in Rhode Island in December 2012.

3. ASTM F2999-13

In June 2013, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) issued the first voluntary standard for adult jewelry - ASTM F2999-13, which is applicable to adult jewelry aged 12 and above. This standard references the requirements of the California Lead containing Jewelry Act (AB1681 and its amendments AB2901) and the jewelry standard ASTM F2923-11 in terms of some items and limits. Its control items include chemical items such as lead, cadmium, soluble heavy metals, nickel release, as well as physical requirements for special components such as magnets, batteries, and suction tongue nails.

4. CA Prop65

The California 65 Testing Act is a proposal passed by the state of California in 1986 regarding toxic chemicals, known as the 1986 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Substances Enforcement Act. The scope of products covered by this bill is very broad, including jewelry, textiles and clothing, toys, electronic appliances, etc., and there are also many types of controlled substances. This bill has requirements for both adult and children's jewelry, mainly targeting harmful substances such as lead, cadmium, phthalates, etc., and the lead limit requirements for different materials are different.

5. Other

Other states in the United States have also passed legislation on harmful substances in jewelry, such as the Illinois Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, which limits the total cadmium content in jewelry in Maryland and Connecticut to 75 ppm, and limits the soluble cadmium content in jewelry in Illinois and Minnesota to 75 ppm.