Product Safety Organizations

Art & Creative Materials Institute
The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI) is an international association, composed of a diverse and involved membership, and is recognized as the leading authority on art and craft materials.  Founded in 1936, ACMI was organized to assist its members in providing the public with art and craft materials for children and artists that are non-toxic.  All products in the program undergo extensive toxicological evaluation and testing before they are granted the right to bear the ACMI certification seals.

American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world—a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Known for their high technical quality and market relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy.

Information Toxicology International, Inc.
Info. Tox. International, Inc. is a toxicological and environmental health and safety consulting company with special emphasis on exposure assessments, environmental audits and toxicity/safety evaluations of consumer products such as toys, hygiene products, art materials, cosmetics, tattoos and fragrances.

U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals—contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Recalls
To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create http://www.recalls.gov—a “one stop shop” for U.S. Government recalls.