Legal Issues Impacting the Consumer Products Industry
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) this week proposed a new interpretive rule setting forth the factors the agency will use to determine if a consumer product is a “children’s product.” This guidance is needed so that companies will know what safety standards and regulations...
Proposed legislation titled the Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (CPSEA), which is sponsored by Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), is currently being debated in the House of Representatives. The CPSEA, if passed, would amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and...
Last week CPSC commissioners voted on whether to grant a request for an emergency stay of enforcement for the CPSIA tracking label requirement which goes into effect on August 14, 2009. Commissioner Nord voted for the stay and Commissioner Moore voted against it, leading to...
CPSIA – TRACKING LABEL REQUIREMENTS The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires manufacturers to add tracking labels on all children’s products (products designed or intended primarily for children 12 and under). Section 103 of the law provides for permanent, distinguishing marks on...
On March 20, 2009, CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord provided Representative John Dingell with a detailed assessment and critique of CPSIA implementation requirements. In a politically-savvy move, Nord herself contributed only a cover letter to the memorandum which was prepared and signed by the most...
NEW TO OUR BLOG – A FEATURE WE CALL OUR QUESTION OF THE WEEK We will be putting up a consumer product safety question each week. The answers will be forthcoming the following week along with a new question. Check back frequently and let us...
NEW TO OUR BLOG – A FEATURE WE CALL OUR QUESTION OF THE WEEK #1 We will be putting up a consumer product safety question each week. The answers will be forthcoming the following week along with a new question. Check back frequently and let...
CPSC issued an enforcement policy for lead in children’s products effective February 10, 2009. Under the policy, CPSC spells out guidelines for enforcement of the 600 ppm lead limit. Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers should be aware that CPSC will not impose penalties against anyone...
Today, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced Senate Bill 374 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senators Saxby Chambliss (GA), David Vitter (LA), and Roger F. Wicker (MS). The bill has...
Under the CPSC stay that was issued on Friday 1/30/09, companies would not be required to provide testing or certification documentation regarding the compliance of their products with certain new CPSIA rules and standards. The agency took this action because of the utter confusion over...
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