The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'') requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' ``CPSC,'' ``we,'' or ``us'') to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be ``substantially the same as'' applicable voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The Commission is proposing a in response to the direction under the CPSIA.
In 2007, public outrage following the high-profile recalls of children's toys containing lead, hazardous cribs and many other products forced Congress to act. After month of constant criticism and deliberation. Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), amending the various statutes administered by the commission, broadening the agency's authority and granting greater resources for it to carry out its mission. This still-evolving regulatory scheme creates an array of new-and, at times, ambiguous-obligations for consumer product firms, raising the stakes for those who fail to meet the stronger stipulations put into place after "The Year of the Recall" (2007). In drafting the CPSIA, no area received more attention from Congress than children's products. I...
In accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' ``CPSC,'' or ``we'') issued a final consumer product safety rule requiring manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to establish a consumer registration program. The Commission is amending that rule to clarify and correct some of its requirements.
Area resale shop operators are confused over whether new federal regulations that ban the sale of children's products containing lead and certain unsafe chemicals will force them to dump rather than sell some products in their stores. Last week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission clarified requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 so that resale shops and thrift stores will be exempt from testing for lead content and certain chemicals called phthalates used to soften plastics in children's products.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC,'' ``Commission,'' or ``we'') is issuing a final rule that establishes protocols and standards with respect to certification and continued testing for children's products. The final rule also establishes requirements for labeling of consumer products to show that the product complies with the certification requirements under section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''). The final rule implements section 14(a)(2) and (i) of the CPSA, as amended by section 102(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'').
In 1990, Congress enacted statutory amendments that provided for periodic adjustments to the maximum civil penalty amounts authorized under the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act. On August 14, 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) increased the maximum civil penalty amounts to $100,000 for each violation and $15,000,000 for any related series of violations. The CPSIA also revised the starting date, from December 1, 1994 to December 1, 2011, on which the Commission must prescribe and publish in the Federal Register the schedule of maximum authorized penalties. As calculated in accordance with the amendments, the new amounts are $100,000 for each violation, and $15,150,000 for any related series of ...
...SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. (``CPSIA'') authorizes the U.S. Consu...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') is announcing a teleconference and the seventh meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and phthalate substitutes. The Commission appointed this CHAP on April 14, 2010, to study the effects on children's health of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives, as used in children's toys and child care articles, pursuant to section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110-314). The CHAP will discuss its progress toward completing its analysis of potential risks from phthalates and phthalate substitutes.
...SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'') required the Consumer Prod...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'' or ``we'' or ``us'') has received a petition requesting an exception from the 100 ppm lead content limit under section 101(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''), as amended by Public Law 112-28. We are reopening the comment period for 30 days.
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