choking and lead warnings in listings for items not intended for children?

[Former_Member]

Hi!!

I take great care constructing all of my items in general. they are not meant for children under 12 at all. My new items have one small charm on each of them. Some of the charms are rhinestones. I do not know if they contain lead. The other charms are enamel. All of the charms are attached by thread. In the unlikely event that the charm comes off or is pulled off, it could be a serious choking hazzard to small children or pets.

My question is: Do I need to, or should I put some kind of warning in the listings of my new items about a potential choking hazard, and a warning that the rhinestones might possibily contain lead, even if my item is not intended for children?

If I were to write a warning, what would you suggest I say?

[Former_Member]

There are Federal laws regarding choking hazards. I've tried to find the full text of the law but all I've been able to find is the summary and the labeling guidelines, see links below.

If you are truely in doubt about your products needing a disclaimer or product warning the best advice that I can give you is to consult a consumer products liability lawyer. They will have the correct information concerning what the government expects from a product's designer or creator, as well as the correct format for the warning label or disclaimer tag.

Small Parts Regulations Summary http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/regsumsmallparts.pdf
Small Parts labeling
http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/label.pdf
Maybe some one else has a link to a plain english version of the small parts regulations, but these 2 links are the best I have

[Former_Member]

Thanks! I appreciate your response! I'll definitely check out those links, since I think I'm leaning towards adding a disclaimer to the listing just to be on the safe side.
:)

[Former_Member]

I listed some colored wood beads yesterday, and even though I don't think they are for children (and didn't mention kids in the description or tags) I decided to add a choking hazard warning anyway. Beads and kid's stuff aren't my main business, but I figured it was prudent to include it.

Thanks for the links jewelrydesignsbyME.

[Former_Member]

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[Former_Member]

I'm not sure, but I think that if you have a statement like "Not A Toy- This Product is Not Intended for Children 12 and Under", you don't have to be specific about what could possibly be a hazard.

As long as the items wouldn't normally be thought of as appealing to children, that's all you really need. (well, plus whatever the laws are, if any, for labeling what you make for adults.) But you can't just claim it's not for kids if it really is. Sometimes it's hard to say, it's kind of subjective to assume what any child would or wouldn't want to play with!

http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/faq/faqs.html

[Former_Member]

thank you everyone!