Compliance, explained.

Plain-language guides to FSVP, CPSIA, Prop 65, and PFAS for US importers. Updated as the rules change.

Pick the regulation you're working on

22 guides and explainers

General

Welcome to Aleph

What Aleph does, who it's for, and where to start.

General

Setting up your organization profile

Complete your company info so the right compliance modules unlock.

General

Choosing your role

Manufacturer, exporter, importer, distributor, or retailer — which one describes your business.

CPSIA

Understanding CPSIA

What CPSIA is, who must comply, and what it actually requires.

Prop 65

Understanding Prop 65

California's chemical disclosure law and what it means for your products.

PFAS

Understanding PFAS

The federal PFAS report and the state laws that restrict PFAS in products.

FSVP

FSVP basics for food importers

What the Foreign Supplier Verification Program requires of US food importers.

General

CPSC eFiling of certificates (in effect July 8, 2026)

What CPSC eFiling requires at entry, when it applies, and how to get your certificate data ready.

General

Which compliance modules apply to you?

FSVP, CPSIA, Prop 65, PFAS, MoCRA, REACH — which product categories bring which modules.

General

Per-product compliance module overrides

Switch individual compliance modules on or off for one product.

CPSIA

Generating a CPC for your children's product

Children's Product Certificate — what it must contain, who issues it, and where to keep it in Aleph.

Prop 65

Generating a Prop 65 warning label

California Proposition 65 warnings — when they're required and how to produce a label in Aleph.

PFAS

Understanding PFAS state requirements

California, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut — what each requires.

FSVP

Conducting an FSVP hazard analysis

Identify and evaluate known or reasonably foreseeable hazards for each food you import.

CPSIA

Choosing a CPSC-accepted lab for third-party testing

What 'CPSC-accepted' means, how to pick a lab, and how often to retest.

Prop 65

Running a Prop 65 exposure assessment

What an exposure assessment decides, the levels it is compared against, and why to keep it on file.

PFAS

Total organofluorine (TOF) testing for PFAS

The screening method for PFAS — what it measures, what it doesn't, and when to follow up with targeted testing.

FSVP

Choosing FSVP supplier verification activities

Onsite audit, sampling and testing, records review, or another appropriate activity — how to pick the right verification activity per hazard.

FSVP

Importing dairy: it's FDA, not USDA-for-safety

A common myth is that milk products need USDA certification. Here's what actually applies — FSVP, FIMA, and where USDA really comes in.

CPSIA

Building a CPSIA tracking label

What a tracking label must let you and the buyer find out, and how it differs from the CPC.

Prop 65

Responding to a Prop 65 60-day notice

What a 60-day notice is, what the 60 days mean, your options, and what to gather immediately.

PFAS

PFAS state-by-state filing checklist

What to file, when, who it falls on, and the supporting documents, for seven states with PFAS product laws.