Rule2025-22643

Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads

Primary source

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Published
December 12, 2025
Effective
March 12, 2026

Issuing agencies

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Abstract

Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. Under this statutory authority, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing a safety standard for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.

Indexed from Federal Register on December 12, 2025.

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