Silicone food storage container in United States: which rules apply?
1 of the 4 rules we have read in United States apply or may apply to this product: CPSC General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) for general-use (non-children's) products.
Each rule is matched on the answers below, using the scope the official page states. This page names what we checked and what we have not; it does not say that nothing else applies.
Assumed answers: No power source, no radio, holds food, not for children. Change them in the checker. Open the checker
Rules that apply, with conditions to check
- CPSC General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) for general-use (non-children's) products (General Certificate of Conformity (GCC)): conditions to check: Applies only to products covered by a CPSC rule/ban/standard; products with no applicable CPSC rule need no GCC. Specific standards may differ ('except as otherwise stated in a specific standard'). Children's products use the CPC instead. Self-declaration by the manufacturer
Checked, and not triggered by these answers: FCC Rules, 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B - Unintentional Radiators (equipment authorization by Supplier's Declaration of Conformity or certification); FCC Rules, 47 CFR Part 15 Subparts C-F, H - Intentional Radiators (certification by a Telecommunication Certification Body, FCC ID); CPSC children's product third-party testing and Children's Product Certificate (CPC).
What we have not checked
These rules may apply to your product. We have not read them, so nothing on this page says anything about them.
- FCC rules outside Part 15 (for example for industrial, scientific and medical equipment)
- Product-specific CPSC mandatory standards and bans (for example small parts, magnets, lithium batteries, flammability)
- FDA rules for food-contact articles, cosmetics and medical devices
- Department of Energy efficiency standards and labelling
- State laws (for example California Proposition 65 warnings) and retailer or insurer requirements such as UL listing
The steps and documents the official pages list for each rule that applies, the fees public authorities publish, and a printable checklist for your product.
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