The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved to update the Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 For Toys (16 CFR 1250) and approved ASTM F963-23 as the mandatory toy standard.

Each toy shall comply with ASTM F963-23 and it shall be effective on April 20, 2024 unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by February 20, 2024.

The main technical revisions of ASTM F963-23 affect the requirements for:

• Acoustics 
• Battery accessibility
• Expanding materials
• Projectiles 

In addition, updates have been made to align requirements within the standard to federal and CPSC requirements relating to the following: 

• Phthalates
• Exemptions for toy substrate materials
• Tracking labels