Reporting to the Consumer Product Safety Commission—When Does It End?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) enforces consumer product safety laws, among them the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et seq. The CPSC is charged with protecting the public "against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products." 15 U.S.C. § 2051 (a)(3). To achieve this goal, section...
Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Transition?
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), like almost all of the federal government, is in a state of change. Just how extensive that change will be, is uncertain at this point. At the CPSC there are signs of both transformation and stability.
Several factors indicate a new...
New Law Gives CPSC Authority Over Liquid Nicotine Containers For E-Cigarettes
On January 28, 2016, Barack Obama signed the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act into law. The new law requires child resistant packaging on liquid nicotine containers used with popular electronic cigarettes. Liquid nicotine is extremely toxic to children, and the act is designed to prevent accidental poisonings.
The law’s...
Here Comes The Consumer Product Safety Robot
On January 7, 2016 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) introduced a “robot” to help businesses understand and comply with consumer product safety regulations. No, it does not talk or vacuum, but it can be a big help to small businesses and others trying to comply with numerous CPSC product safety rules...
CPSC Approves Pilot E-Filing System for Imports
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently took an important step towards mandatory electronic filing of data for imported consumer products. On August 12, 2015, the commission approved an “Alpha Pilot” program designed to test an e-filing system for CPSC import data. The program will be conducted in conjunction with the U.S....
New CPSC Magnet Standard Tackles Safety Concerns
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC/Commission) recently approved a new safety standard that effectively bans once wildly popular magnet sets. This rule [16 CFR 1240] affects
millions of small high-powered magnet sets used as adult desk toys. The rulemaking followed a long history of CPSC efforts to address safety concerns with magnet sets—none...
Important Changes Proposed For CPSC Product Certification
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new proposed rule on how businesses must certify that their products comply with CPSC safety rules. The new rule would totally strike the existing rule on certificates of compliance and replace it with a new regulation (16 C.F.R. § 1110). This proposed...
CPSC Enforcement: What Will 2013 Bring?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) increased its enforcement efforts in 2012 and appears poised to take even stronger action in 2013. If last year is any indication of what this year will bring, 2013 will be a challenging time for consumer-product businesses regulated by the CPSC.
The commission...
Obama’s Re-Election Will Have Long-Term Effect On CPSC
The re-election of President Barack Obama will affect the Consumer Product Safety Commission — but more for what it does not change than for what it does change.
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10 Things to Remember if You Import Consumer Products
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) enforces consumer product safety laws for thousands of different kinds of consumer products. Foreign products that do not comply with applicable regulations can be seized at the border, forfeited, and destroyed. Here are 10 things to remember if you are importing consumer products...