MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR JEWELRY
Jewelry Type
Type of Material Required--Jewelry Must Be Made Entirely From One or More of the Materials Listed for Each Jewelry Type
Children’s jewelry (Made for, marketed for use by, or marketed for children ages 6 and younger.)
•A nonmetallic class 1 material*
•A nonmetallic class 2 material*
•A metallic material that is either a class 1 material* or contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
•Glass or crystal decorative components that weigh in total no more than 1 gram, excluding any glass or crystal decorative component that contains <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight and has not intentionally added lead.
•Printing ink or ceramic glaze that contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
•Class 3 material* that contains <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight.
Body Piercing Jewelry (Any part of jewelry that is manufactured or sold for placement in a new piercing or a mucous membrane)
•Surgical implant stainless steel
•Surgical implant grade of titanium
•Niobium (Nb)
•Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold
•Solid platinum
•Dense low-porosity plastic, including, but not limited to, Tygon or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), if the plastic contains no intentionally added lead.
All other jewelry
•Class 1 material*
•Class 2 material*
•Class 3 material*
* Jewelry Material Classes
Class 1 Materials:
•Stainless or surgical steel; karat gold; sterling silver; platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium, or osmium;
•Natural or cultured pearls;
•Glass, ceramic, or crystal decorative components, including cat’s eye, cubic zirconia, cubic zirconium (CZ), rhinestones, and cloisonné;
•Gemstones cut and polished for ornamental purposes (excluding aragonite, bayldonite, boleite, cerussite, crocoite, ekanite, linarite, mimetite, phosgenite, samarskite, vanadinite, and wulfenite);
•Elastic, fabric, ribbon, rope, or string (unless it contains intentionally added lead and is listed as a class 2 material);
•All natural decorative material, including amber, bone, coral, feathers, fur, horn, leather, shell, wood, that is in its natural state and is not treated in a way that adds lead; and
•Adhesive.
Class 2 Materials:
•Electroplated metal:
o On and before August 30, 2009, a metal alloy <10% lead by weight electroplated with suitable under and finish coats.
o After August 30, 2009, a metal alloy <6% lead by weight electroplated with suitable under and finish coats;
•Unplated metal <1.5% lead not otherwise listed as a class 1 material;
•Plastic or rubber, including acrylic, polystyrene, plastic beads and stones, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC):
oOn and before August 30, 2009, <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight
oAfter August 30, 2009, <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight; and
•A dye or surface coating containing <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
Class 3 Materials: Any portion of jewelry that meets both of the following criteria:
•Not a class 1 or class 2 material
•Contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight
for entire pdf file go to: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/Jewelry/upload/jewelry-fact-sheet-052710.pdf
Jewelry Type
Type of Material Required--Jewelry Must Be Made Entirely From One or More of the Materials Listed for Each Jewelry Type
Children’s jewelry (Made for, marketed for use by, or marketed for children ages 6 and younger.)
•A nonmetallic class 1 material*
•A nonmetallic class 2 material*
•A metallic material that is either a class 1 material* or contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
•Glass or crystal decorative components that weigh in total no more than 1 gram, excluding any glass or crystal decorative component that contains <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight and has not intentionally added lead.
•Printing ink or ceramic glaze that contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
•Class 3 material* that contains <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight.
Body Piercing Jewelry (Any part of jewelry that is manufactured or sold for placement in a new piercing or a mucous membrane)
•Surgical implant stainless steel
•Surgical implant grade of titanium
•Niobium (Nb)
•Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold
•Solid platinum
•Dense low-porosity plastic, including, but not limited to, Tygon or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), if the plastic contains no intentionally added lead.
All other jewelry
•Class 1 material*
•Class 2 material*
•Class 3 material*
* Jewelry Material Classes
Class 1 Materials:
•Stainless or surgical steel; karat gold; sterling silver; platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium, or osmium;
•Natural or cultured pearls;
•Glass, ceramic, or crystal decorative components, including cat’s eye, cubic zirconia, cubic zirconium (CZ), rhinestones, and cloisonné;
•Gemstones cut and polished for ornamental purposes (excluding aragonite, bayldonite, boleite, cerussite, crocoite, ekanite, linarite, mimetite, phosgenite, samarskite, vanadinite, and wulfenite);
•Elastic, fabric, ribbon, rope, or string (unless it contains intentionally added lead and is listed as a class 2 material);
•All natural decorative material, including amber, bone, coral, feathers, fur, horn, leather, shell, wood, that is in its natural state and is not treated in a way that adds lead; and
•Adhesive.
Class 2 Materials:
•Electroplated metal:
o On and before August 30, 2009, a metal alloy <10% lead by weight electroplated with suitable under and finish coats.
o After August 30, 2009, a metal alloy <6% lead by weight electroplated with suitable under and finish coats;
•Unplated metal <1.5% lead not otherwise listed as a class 1 material;
•Plastic or rubber, including acrylic, polystyrene, plastic beads and stones, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC):
oOn and before August 30, 2009, <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight
oAfter August 30, 2009, <0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight; and
•A dye or surface coating containing <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight.
Class 3 Materials: Any portion of jewelry that meets both of the following criteria:
•Not a class 1 or class 2 material
•Contains <0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight
for entire pdf file go to: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/Jewelry/upload/jewelry-fact-sheet-052710.pdf