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Is your test report too old? Periodic testing and Amazon's report-age requests

CPSC requires periodic testing of children's products, and Amazon may ask for a recent report. How periodic testing intervals work and when to retest.

The problem

Under 16 CFR part 1107, children's products in continued production must undergo periodic testing by a CPSC-accepted lab. The default interval is at least once a year; longer intervals (up to two or three years) are possible only under a documented production testing plan or with testing at an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited lab as described in the rule. A material change to the product requires new testing.

Separately, Amazon's policy for some categories (for example toys) asks for test reports issued within a recent period. Check the request text in Seller Central for the exact age Amazon wants.

How to fix it

1. Check the report's issue date and the date of the production run you are certifying.
2. Confirm your periodic testing plan and interval meet 16 CFR part 1107.
3. Retest after any material change (design, materials, supplier, factory).
4. If Amazon asks for a newer report, request a new test on current production, then update the CPC test date.

Checklist before resubmitting

• Report date known
• Periodic interval documented
• No material change since test
• CPC test date updated

Sources

• eCFR: 16 CFR 1107 (periodic testing)
• CPSC: Testing and certification overview

This is general information and a document consistency check only. It is not certification, testing, or legal advice, and it cannot guarantee acceptance by Amazon, CPSC or CBP.

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