Posts Tagged ‘Product Safety Laws’
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 [...]
CPSIA Rulings – A Long Road Still Ahead
For as many rulings as have been handed down by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over the last seven months since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA of 2008) was enacted, there are as many still to come. From the content of mandatory product recall announcements to the specifics surrounding registration cards and [...]
New Rules: Phthalates, Lead Ban Exemptions and Prosecution for Violators
The number of rulings and interpretations that have been handed down from the CPSC over the last few days is enough to make anyone’s head spin. For manufacturers and retailers who must understand and comply with these rules, many of which go into effect in just two days on Tuesday, February 10th, the confusion has [...]
US Product Recall System is Ineffective…Still?
Every year millions of people are injured or killed in product-related accidents. In 2006 (the year before recalls regained the spotlight) product-related incidents in the US alone injured 33.1 million people and killed an additional 27,000. 1 That same year, in attempt to quell those numbers, the CPSC recalled 471 products, accounting for 124 million [...]
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