---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1308.2"
title: "16"
number: "1308.2"
heading: "Determinations for specified plastics."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1308.2"
---

# §1308.2. Determinations for specified plastics.

- (a) The following plastics do not exceed the phthalates content limits with a high degree of assurance as that term is defined in [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md):
  - (1) **Polypropylene (PP), with any of the following additives—**
    - (i) The plasticizers polybutenes, dioctyl sebacate, isooctyl tallate, paraffinic, naphthenic, and mineral plasticizing oils, and polyol;
    - (ii) Unrecovered catalysts;
    - (iii) Fillers;
    - (iv) Primary and secondary antioxidants;
    - (v) Neutralizing agents;
    - (vi) Antistatic agents;
    - (vii) Slip agents;
    - (viii) Metal deactivators;
    - (ix) Quenchers;
    - (x) UV stabilizers;
    - (xi) Nucleating agents;
    - (xii) Flame retardants;
    - (xiii) Blowing or foaming agents;
    - (xiv) Antiblocking agents;
    - (xv) Lubricants; or
    - (xvi) **Colorants.**
  - (2) **Polyethylene (PE), with any of the following additives—**
    - (i) The plasticizers glyceryl tribenzoate, polyethylene glycol, sunflower oil, paraffin wax, paraffin oil, mineral oil, glycerin, EPDM rubber, and EVA polymer;
    - (ii) Initiators;
    - (iii) Promoters;
    - (iv) Unrecovered catalysts;
    - (v) Fillers;
    - (vi) Antistatic agents;
    - (vii) Flame retardants;
    - (viii) Anti-blocking agents;
    - (ix) Slip agents;
    - (x) Blowing agents;
    - (xi) Cross-linking agents;
    - (xii) Antioxidants;
    - (xiii) Carbon black; or
    - (xiv) **Colorants.**
  - (3) General purpose polystyrene (GPPS), medium-impact polystyrene (MIPS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), and super high-impact polystyrene (SHIPS) with any of the following additives:
    - (i) Unrecovered catalysts;
    - (ii) Internal lubricants;
    - (iii) Chain transfer/transition agents;
    - (iv) Stabilizers;
    - (v) Diluents;
    - (vi) Colorants;
    - (vii) Aluminum chloride, ethyl chloride, hydrochloric acid;
    - (viii) Iron oxide, potassium oxide, chromium oxide; or
    - (ix) **Bifunctional peroxides.**
  - (4) **Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), with any of the following additives—**
    - (i) The plasticizers hydrocarbon processing oil, triphenyl phosphate, resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate), oligomeric phosphate, long chain fatty acid esters and aromatic sulfonamide;
    - (ii) Stabilizers;
    - (iii) Lubricants;
    - (iv) Antioxidants;
    - (v) Molecular weight regulators;
    - (vi) Initiators/unrecovered catalysts,
    - (vii) Activators;
    - (viii) Emulsifiers; or
    - (ix) **Colorants.**
- (b) Accessible component parts of children's toys and child care articles made with the specified plastics, and specified additives, listed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section are not required to be third party tested pursuant to [section 14(a)(2)](/cfr/16/14.md?p=a-2) of the CPSA and [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md).
- (c) Accessible component parts of children's toys and child care articles made with a plastic or additives not listed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section that are plasticized or may contain phthalates are required to be third party tested pursuant to [section 14(a)(2)](/cfr/16/14.md?p=a-2) of the CPSA and [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3, Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016; 15 U.S.C. 2063(d)(3)(B).

### Source

Source: 82 FR 41171, Aug. 30, 2017, unless otherwise noted.