Posts Tagged ‘CPSIA’
A New Era for Product Recalls. Or is it?
When the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was passed in 2008, we predicted that the more stringent safety requirements would result in a higher number of product recalls. Were we wrong? Consumer product recalls in the United States have steadily increased over the past twelve years with nearly 400 recalls announced in 2010 versus [...]
Selling Recalled Products is Illegal “Wow. I didn’t know.”
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 [...]
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.
Another Consumer Product Safety Act – Better or Worse?
What is the CPSEA and how is it different from the CPSIA? This summary explains the main points of the new bill.
CPSC Fines Children's Product Importer $2 Million and Prohibits Its U.S. Sales
Toy and children’s product importer, Daiso, was issued a $2 million fine and cannot import or sell children’s products in the United States until the company meets a long list of safety requirements set out in a decree issued yesterday. The company had five recalls since 2008 and imported illegal products that the 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 [...]
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: Denied 2. Moore: Denied 3. Nord: Stay of Enforcement Although [...]
Registration Card Requirements for Durable Infant and Toddler Goods Effectively Postponed for up to Seven Months
Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA of 2008) requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to set in place a final ruling regarding product registration cards for durable infant and toddler goods by August 14, 2009. However, the notice of proposed rule making (NPR) published in the federal register today indicates [...]
Commissioners Disagree on Product Tracking Labels
It appears that, for the moment, we are at a stand-still with regard to tracking labels for children’s products, which the CPSIA requires as of August 14, 2009. Earlier, I had predicted a stay as the CPSC works out the details of the label requirements. As of today, however, a stay remains in limbo as [...]
All Children’s Products Soon to Require Permanent Identification Labels
Section 103 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), “Tracking Labels for Children’s Products,” amends US laws regarding Product Certification and Labeling (15 U.S.C. 2063). (A redlined version of Section 2063, showing all changes imposed by the CPSIA is available here.) As amended, beginning August 14, 2009, product labeling laws will require manufacturers of [...]
Court Reverses CPSC Interpretation on Phthalates in Children’s Products – Ban Applies to Current Inventory
Previously, the CPSC General Counsel advised that, based on its interpretation of the CPSIA, the banned phthalates only applied to designated products manufactured or imported on or after February 10, 2009, but that any products already produced and in the US could still be sold. In a recent suit filed against the CPSC claiming that [...]
Which Electronic Children’s Products are Exempted from the Lead Ban: Commission Rules
To address the lag time between when manufacturers of electronics must comply with the lead ban (02/10/09) and when they will know which products are exempt from the lead ban (after 02/17/09), the Commission announced that it is withdrawing the proposed rule. In its place, the Commission has posted an “interim” final rule which spells out exactly which electronic products, or components of electronic products will be exempted.
CPSC Stay on Testing and Certification Requirements: What Does it Mean to Manufacturers and Retailers?
As news broke Friday afternoon that the CPSC has granted a one year stay on certain product testing and certification requirements, manufacturers breathed a collective sigh of relief. But what does the stay really mean? How much relief can manufacturers expect? And, what about the retailers, will this stay hurt more than help? Let’s take [...]
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