Scope
SB 929 covers jewelry for retail sale or promotional purposes in California, with specific provisions for children’s jewelry and body-piercing jewelry. The loaded limits are the children’s-jewelry lead material thresholds restated in the bill and the cadmium prohibition added for components or materials.
Exact limit and units
| Metal | Matrix | Limit | Unit | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Children’s jewelry metallic material that is not class 1 material | less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) | percent by weight / ppm | material |
| Lead | Glass or crystal decorative components | less than 0.02 percent (200 parts per million) and no intentionally added lead | percent by weight / ppm | component |
| Lead | Printing ink or ceramic glaze | less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) | percent by weight / ppm | ink or glaze |
| Lead | Class 3 material | less than 0.02 percent (200 parts per million) | percent by weight / ppm | material |
| Cadmium | Children’s jewelry component or material | more than 0.03 percent (300 parts per million) prohibited | percent by weight / ppm | component or material |
How tested
The bill states concentration thresholds by percent by weight and ppm. The PDF text does not print a separate analytical method for the children’s-jewelry lead or cadmium thresholds.
Enforcement posture
A person may not manufacture, ship, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes covered nonconforming children’s jewelry in California. The statute provides administrative or civil penalties and extends specified criminal penalties to knowing cadmium violations.
History of changes
SB 929 was approved by the Governor on 25 September 2010 and filed with the Secretary of State on 27 September 2010. The added cadmium prohibition applies as of 1 January 2012.
How it compares
The cadmium row is a state children’s-jewelry content limit. The lead rows are state material thresholds for children’s jewelry and should not be substituted for federal CPSIA substrate or surface-coating limits.
Sources
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