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Industry Groups Urge CPSC to Withdraw Proposal on Certificates on Compliance at Entry
November 4, 2014 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

Industry associations called for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to withdraw or suspend its proposed rule on electronic filing of certificates of compliance at entry, in a letter dated Oct. 31 (here). A group of 32 associations including the American Apparel & Footwear Association, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, National Association of Manufacturers, and National Retail Federation said CPSC staff’s engagement with industry to develop a better regulation on certificates will be hampered if the Commission continues the rulemaking process. CPSC postponed the issuance of a final rule in its 2014 operating plan, but the agency is still considering comments related to its original Part 1110 proposed rule (see 14050702).

Go-Kart Importer Agrees to Pay $4.3 Million to Settle CPSC Charges of Failure to Report Defects
October 29, 2014 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

An importer is set to pay $4.3 million to settle charges that it failed to immediately report product safety problems that resulted in injuries to consumers, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Oct. 29 (here). Baja and its affiliate One World Technologies allegedly failed to report to CPSC until 2010 problems with gas caps on its minibikes and go-karts that caused fires, as well an issue with sticking throttles, despite selling the purportedly defective products since 2004 and having received reports of injuries.

GAO Says CPSC Still Supports More Statutory Authority to Regulate Imports
October 22, 2014 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

Heightened powers at the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate imports at the ports could help reduce the amount of time the agency takes to respond to product safety hazards, but may come with increased costs for industry, said the Government Accountability Office in a report to Congress published Oct. 14. CPSC officials still support laws that would allow CPSC to detain product at ports, designate other agencies to assist in investigations, and require importers to mark containers as “refused for entry,” said the report. But some consumer safety and industry representatives, as well as a CPSC commissioner, say the changes could add “an undue cost burden,” and may be unnecessary, it said.