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	<title>WeMakeItSafer Blog &#187; Consumer Product Safety Law</title>
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		<title>Joint Statement:  The First North America Product Safety Summit</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/09/joint-statement-the-first-north-america-product-safety-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/09/joint-statement-the-first-north-america-product-safety-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This statement is currently being read and discussed live here: http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast/ The PDF can be found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11333.pdf Because some consumers have trouble opening PDFs in their browsers, we have reprinted the statement below. Joint Statement:  The First North America Product Safety Summit September 27, 2011 Bethesda, Maryland The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My drop-side crib has NOT been recalled.  Is it safe?</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/04/my-drop-side-crib-has-not-been-recalled-is-it-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/04/my-drop-side-crib-has-not-been-recalled-is-it-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Information & Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crib Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crib Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recalled products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[07/11/2011 Editor&#8217;s Note: This post was written in response to questions specifically regarding drop-sides. However, the CPSC has asked that we add a note to emphasize that the new standards, which went into effect on June 28, 2011, cover several improved safety features, beyond just the ban on traditional drop-sides. The new standards also include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Recalled Products is Illegal “Wow.  I didn’t know.”</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/09/selling-recalled-products-is-illegal-%e2%80%9cwow-i-didn%e2%80%99t-know-%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/09/selling-recalled-products-is-illegal-%e2%80%9cwow-i-didn%e2%80%99t-know-%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 03:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers still seem to be in the dark about new bans on selling recalled products.   Though not a scientific poll, in our everyday conversations, we have yet to talk to a single consumer who was aware of laws that prohibit the sale of recalled items by anyone, whether in yard sales, church rummage sales, online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Closer to Finalized Crib Standards – Start Getting Ready Now</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/07/getting-closer-to-finalized-crib-standards-%e2%80%93-start-getting-ready-now/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/07/getting-closer-to-finalized-crib-standards-%e2%80%93-start-getting-ready-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Safety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CPSIA of 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crib Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly two years of discussion and research, today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published notice of proposed rule-making to officially adopt American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for cribs.  Once the standards are in effect, it will be unlawful to sell, lease or otherwise provide a crib for use that does not meet the standards.  In other words, the new standards will apply not only to manufactures, importers, distributors and retailers of cribs, but also to businesses that use cribs such as childcare facilities and hotels.  Both new and used cribs are included, so secondhand stores, and garage salers for that matter, are also unable to sell non-compliant cribs, whether or not they have been recalled.]]></description>
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		<title>Laws, Regulations and Standards – What’s the Difference?</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/06/laws-regulations-and-standards-whats-the-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/06/laws-regulations-and-standards-whats-the-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The difference between laws and regulations are sometimes misunderstood, and for good reason. It is not exactly intuitive. In this post we will do our best to break down the legal layers and show how they apply to consumer product safety.]]></description>
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		<title>Another Consumer Product Safety Act – Better or Worse?</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/05/another-consumer-product-safety-act-better-or-worse/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/05/another-consumer-product-safety-act-better-or-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the CPSEA and how is it different from the CPSIA?  This summary explains the main points of the new bill.]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Postpones Testing and Certification Requirements for Some</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/01/cpsc-postpones-testing-and-certification-requirements-for-some/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/01/cpsc-postpones-testing-and-certification-requirements-for-some/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certificates of Compliance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wemakeitsafer.com/BlogPage/?p=405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted to extend the stay of enforcement of certification and testing requirements for certain children&#8217;s products.  The stay is extended differently depending upon how the CPSC viewed the ability to comply and whether the CPSC is still in the process of issuing requirements and rules.  For some children&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Approved Interim Enforcement Policy for Component Testing</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/01/cpsc-approved-interim-enforcement-policy-for-component-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/01/cpsc-approved-interim-enforcement-policy-for-component-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead and Phthalates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child product testing laws]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lead Ban]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wemakeitsafer.com/BlogPage/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Chairman Inez Tenenbaum&#8217;s December 17 statement, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) &#8220;voted unanimously to approve an interim enforcement policy that allows component testing as a basis to demonstrate compliance with the new lead paint and lead content limits&#8221; to help solve the certification issues around the new lead limits, especially for small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Civil Penalties on the Rise Again</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/12/cpsc-civil-penalties-on-the-rise-again/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/12/cpsc-civil-penalties-on-the-rise-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[companies fined for product safety defect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Inform Me: News and Recent Recalls newsletter, we reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) entered civil penalty settlement agreements with 38 corporations for a total of $9.8 million in fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 &#8211; September 2009). The number of companies fined was higher than it has been in at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Prevent More Deaths, CPSC Will Create Rules for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/12/to-prevent-more-deaths-cpsc-will-create-rules-for-recreational-off-highway-vehicles/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/12/to-prevent-more-deaths-cpsc-will-create-rules-for-recreational-off-highway-vehicles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arctic Cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bombardier Recreational Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rov advance notice of proposed rulemaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wemakeitsafer.com/BlogPage/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In October, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to address safety hazards associated with recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs).  Comments are due by December 28, 2009. What, exactly, is an ROV?  The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA), a not-for-profit organization sponsored by ROV makers, including [...]]]></description>
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