CPSC Summarizes Various Provisions of New CPSC Law
The Consumer Product Safety Administration has posted brief summaries of certain provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which was enacted as Public Law 110-314 on August 14, 2008.
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The CPSC's summaries cover the following provisions of the CPSIA:
Children's Products Containing Lead; Lead Paint Rule (Section 101)
Mandatory Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products (Section 102)
Tracking Labels for Children's Products (Section 103)
Standards and Consumer Registration of Durable Nursery Products (Section 104)
Labeling Requirement for Advertising Toys and Games (Section 105)
Prohibition on Stockpiling Under Other Commission-Enforced Statutes (Section 213)
Inspection of Proprietary Laboratories; Identification of Supply Chain (Section 215)
Enforcement by State Attorneys General (Section 218)
Whistleblower Protections (Section 219)
Import Safety Management and Interagency Cooperation (Section 222)
All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Standard (Section 232)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/04/08 news, 08080410, for comprehensive BP summary of the CPSIA.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/18/08 news, 08091805, for BP summary of a September 4, 2008 CPSC public meeting on the CPSIA, with links to BP summaries on most of the above provisions of the new law.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/26/08, 09/22/08 and 09/19/08 news, 08092600, 08092212 and 08091915, for BP summaries of CPSIA's provisions related to preemption, certain labeling requirements for advertising, and ATVs, respectively.)