Consumer Products
Chemical Solutions Ltd. (CSL) offers trace elemental analysis on many consumer products. Typically, a screening method is used to determine which, if any, heavy metals can leach out of a particular product. In the case of children’s jewelry, CSL follows CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) methodology.
Types of Samples:
- Cosmetics
- Toys
- Children's Jewelry
- Pet Products
- Personal Care Products
Methodology:
- ICP-MS
used to assay trace and ultra-trace elements at part per billion (ppb) or lower levels
Elements Commonly Analyzed:
- Heavy Metals
Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Chromium
Regulations:
- California Proposition 65
The State requires that no person in the course of doing business shall introduce any CA resident to a chemical known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving a clear and reasonable warning. A list of those substances and their safe harbor levels is provided annually by the state. - Federal Hazardous Substances Act and Consumer Product Safety Act
authorizes the CPSC to identify and monitor hazardous substances in consumer products. - Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
sanctions the FDA to regulate the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.