---
title: "Lead limits for children's products (CPSC)"
license: public-domain
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Total-Lead-Content
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission, \"Total Lead Content FAQ\" (public domain (US government work))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
date: 
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-11-02
category: products
checked_on: 2026-11-02
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Total-Lead-Content
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
license_note: "Every fact below restates US government public-domain pages listed under sources. This summary is also offered as public domain."
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Courtesy of US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Public domain (US government work); use does not imply endorsement by US Consumer Product Safety Commission."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
source_check_note: "Live site blocks automated fetches (404/403); facts re-verified 2026-11-02 against Internet Archive snapshots listed as archive_url."
date: 2026-11-02
category: products
tags: products, child-safety, lead, cpsc
checked_on: 2026-11-02
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Total Lead Content FAQ"
    publisher: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
    url: https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Total-Lead-Content
    archive_url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260518184038/https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Total-Lead-Content
    archive_checked: 2026-11-02
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
  - id: S2
    title: "Lead in Paint"
    publisher: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
    url: https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Lead/Lead-in-Paint
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
  - id: S3
    title: "Federal Register, 2026-06-24, CPSC lead limits determination"
    publisher: Federal Register
    url: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12726.pdf
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
---
# Lead limits for children's products (CPSC)

# Lead limits for children's products (CPSC)

## Summary
In the US, accessible parts of children's products may contain no more than 100 ppm total lead, and paint or surface coatings no more than 90 ppm. CPSC kept both limits in a June 2026 review.

*Draft. License: public domain (US government work). Sources: [S1] US Consumer Product Safety Commission, "Total Lead Content FAQ"; [S2] US Consumer Product Safety Commission, "Lead in Paint"; [S3] Federal Register, "Federal Register, 2026-06-24, CPSC lead limits determination".*

## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: Accessible parts of children's products are limited to 100 parts per million total lead.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F2
  claim: Paint and similar surface coatings on children's products are limited to 0.009% lead (90 ppm).
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F3
  claim: Parts a child cannot reach are generally excluded, but paint does not count as making a part inaccessible.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F4
  claim: A June 2026 CPSC determination kept the 100 ppm limit, finding a lower one not technologically feasible.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S3]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
  note: Confirmed via search excerpt only; recheck S3 before publishing.

## Pointers
- id: P1
  answers: Report an unsafe product (related published note)
  where: report-unsafe-product
  access: free, public web page