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	<title>WeMakeItSafer Blog &#187; CPSIA</title>
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		<title>A New Era for Product Recalls. Or is it?</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/02/a-new-era-for-product-recalls-or-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2011/02/a-new-era-for-product-recalls-or-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recall News & Notes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></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>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>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CPSIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSIA of 2008]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSEA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wemakeitsafer.com/BlogPage/?p=570</guid>
		<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 Fines Children&#039;s Product Importer $2 Million and Prohibits Its U.S. Sales</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/03/cpsc-fines-childrens-product-importer-2-million/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2010/03/cpsc-fines-childrens-product-importer-2-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recall News & Notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Products]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daiso]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toy and children&#8217;s product importer, Daiso, was issued a $2 million fine and cannot import or sell children&#8217;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 [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead and Phthalates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lead Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead in Children's Products]]></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>
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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>Does the CPSC Intend to Enforce the CPSIA Lead Limits on Children&#8217;s Products or Not?</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/07/does-the-cpsc-intend-to-enforce-the-cpsia-lead-limits-on-childrens-products-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/07/does-the-cpsc-intend-to-enforce-the-cpsia-lead-limits-on-childrens-products-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead and Phthalates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Can i sell children's products with crystal and glass beads?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Exclusions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Commissioner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lead in Beaded Jewelry for Children: The CPSC Votes are In</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/07/lead-in-beaded-jewelry-for-children-the-cpsc-votes-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/07/lead-in-beaded-jewelry-for-children-the-cpsc-votes-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead and Phthalates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Registration Card Requirements for Durable Infant and Toddler Goods Effectively Postponed for up to Seven Months</title>
		<link>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/06/registration-card-requirements-for-durable-infant-and-toddler-goods-effectively-postponed-for-up-to-seven-months/</link>
		<comments>http://wemakeitsafer.com/blog/2009/06/registration-card-requirements-for-durable-infant-and-toddler-goods-effectively-postponed-for-up-to-seven-months/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer P. Toney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recall Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracking Labels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Product Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due dates for registration cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Registration Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[where to send comments for cpsc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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