SB 929 Summary

• Prohibits manufacturing, shipping, selling, or offering children's jewelry containing more than 0.03% cadmium by weight effective January 1, 2012, with an exemption for toys regulated under the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

• Establishes criminal penalties for manufacturers or suppliers who knowingly and intentionally produce jewelry containing cadmium in violation of this article, punishable by fines of $5,000 to $100,000, up to one year in county jail, or both.

• Requires manufacturers and suppliers to provide technical documentation and certifications attesting that jewelry complies with lead and cadmium standards upon request from the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

• Specifies detailed laboratory testing procedures using EPA reference methods to determine lead and cadmium content in various jewelry materials, including metals, plastics, coatings, and glass components.

• Clarifies that cadmium-containing jewelry cannot be considered an already-regulated product category for purposes of the state's Safer Consumer Products Regulations and that consent judgment signatories are not exempt from cadmium prohibition enforcement.