Archive for the ‘Systems and Laws’ Category
Getting Closer to Finalized Crib Standards – Start Getting Ready Now
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.
Laws, Regulations and Standards – What’s the Difference?
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.
CPSC Postpones Testing and Certification Requirements for Some
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted to extend the stay of enforcement of certification and testing requirements for certain children’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’s [...]
CPSC Approved Interim Enforcement Policy for Component Testing
According to Chairman Inez Tenenbaum’s December 17 statement, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) “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” to help solve the certification issues around the new lead limits, especially for small [...]
CPSC Civil Penalties on the Rise Again
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 – September 2009). The number of companies fined was higher than it has been in at [...]
To Prevent More Deaths, CPSC Will Create Rules for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
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 [...]
CPSC Advice Not Practical, WeMakeItSafer Changes That
The CPSC continues to recommend that parents, childcare facility owners and school administrators check every belonging and new purchase on the CPSC website to make sure it has not been recalled. While we strongly support the idea of looking for recalls, using the government site to do so simply is not practical. Depending on the [...]
A Summary of Requirements and Exceptions for Tracking Labels, CPSIA Section 103a
Earlier this week, the CPSC published policy guidance that sides with Moore. Permanent tracking labels will be required on all products primarily intended for children aged 12 and under, as well as the products’ packaging, beginning August 14, 2009.
Here is a summary of the requirements and exceptions as the law is interpreted by the CPSC:
Does the CPSC Intend to Enforce the CPSIA Lead Limits on Children's Products or Not?
Those who read this blog regularly, know that I generally post the facts with little added commentary. However, a few of the Commissioners’ statements with regard to their votes on whether to exclude crystal and glass beads from lead limits left me quite confused over the stand the CPSC is taking, and will take, with [...]
Lead in Beaded Jewelry for Children: The CPSC Votes are In
The Fashion Jewelry Trade Association (FJTA) asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission for an exclusion on lead limits for glass and crystal beads used in children’s jewelry and other products. The vote came in late today: 1. Tenenbaum: Denied2. Moore: Denied3. Nord: Stay of Enforcement Although the glass [...]
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