# CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 17 (1973): CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 17

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 17 (1973)
- **Heading:** CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 17
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CPSC Office of General Counsel Advisory Opinions / CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 17

## Text

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AUG 6 1973
Mrs.
Bernice
Abbott
8625 Green
Braes
N. or.
Indianapolis,
Indiana
46234
Dear
Mrs.
Abbott:
This
is
in reply
to your
letter
of July
16,
1973,
regarding
application
of Federal
regulations
to stuffed
toys
that
may be made by your
students.
Our responses
to your
questions,
in
the
same order
that
they
appear
in your
letter,
are
as follows:
A.
Toys
and other
articles
intended
for
use by children
arc
subject
to
the
provisions
of the
Federal
Hazarcous
Substu.nccs
Act
as
ar.1·.::nclcd by
b'1e Child
Protection
a:i.d Toy
Safety
Act
of 1969.
1:;ncloscd
plsasc
find
a copy
of t.11e
Act
end c~rt~in
propoacd
and final
regulations
issued
thereunder.
Based
UJ?On the
inform.:J.tion
providGd
in your
lctt~r
it
ap~cars
that
the
"Prohibited
Acts"
section
of
the
law
(Section
4-TAB A) would
not
have
application
to your
particular
activitiBs.
B.
'i'hc method
for
determining
f lar:-ir.,able
solids
(including
stuffed
toys)
is
found
in section
191.14
(TA3 il)
of
the
enclosed
regulations;
the
<.fofinition
of flar:c:i.:ible
solids
is
contained
in Section
191.l(k)
(2).
{TAB C)
c. DcitJ1 the
covering
and
stuffing
mntcrials
of toys
arG subject
to
the
re,;ulations
r.,cntion~d
in
(B) .
Our
concern
for
stuffing
raatcrial,
however,
is
liLlitcd
to
I
.
those
cases
,·:here
the
nu.tc:cial
can
bccom3
accessible
I
during
non.1al
use
or n~a.sonably
forcsccab
le
abuse
of a toy • .
The enclosed
copy
of proposed
test
nethods
for
toys
(TAB D)· indicates
procedures
for
simulating
us~
and abuse
.
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conditions.
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D.
J\.11 yard
gooc"!s in
inter.state
con.r:.crce
are
expected
to b~ in cor,~>liancc
with
any applicable
federal
regulations.
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inter.state
con.r:.crce
are
expected
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any applicable
federal
regulations.
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you n~y wish
to make appropriate
inquiry
of t.~e retailer.

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E.
Enclosed
is
a copy of Commercial
Standard
191.53.
F.
There
is
no requirement
that
a fabric
treated
with
a flame
retardant
be labeled
to indicate
that
fact.
G.
Since
personal
civil
liability
cases
are
governed
by local
lnw,
you may wish
to co~tact
a private
attorney
to gain_ information
with
regard
to this
question.
The
Corr,rnission
has
no specific
authority
to participate
in,
or offer
counsel
with
regard
to,
such
matters.
H..
Since
the
para.meters
of the
f larn:mabili
ty standards
under
the
Flammable
Fabrics
Act vary
with
respect
to the
type
of rnatArial,
it
would
be difficult
to offer
a conclusive
determination
as to the
compara.tive
stringency
of requirements
under
that
l~ct
and those
under
the
Federal
~-Iazardous
Substances
hct.
I.
In:Zor::1ation
on t1,c
,i)?.J.r.atus
is
fou:-id
in· Section
191.13
(TAB E) of the
enclosed
regulations.
,·~c trust
that
the
ccbovc infornation
is
helpful.
If
we
can be of further
assistance,
please
let
us know.
Sinc,3:cely,
I-~ichael
A.
Dro,·m
Acting
General
Counsel
TDzenitis:jh
8-3-73
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gc chron

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