Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

Toxic Toys

by Michael Barasch | Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 4/30/2013

Each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls millions of dangerous consumer products. Many of these recalled products were intended for children....more

States Consider Legislative Proposals Regulating Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products

by Peter Sergienko | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/19/2013

There is high and growing concern among the general public regarding adverse health effects from exposures to toxic chemicals in consumer products, especially from exposures to children. These concerns initially came to a...more

States Moving Forward With Chemical Reporting Laws, Creating Confusion for Businesses

by Dennis Raglin | Sedgwick LLP on 3/5/2013

As part of the recent “Green Chemistry” push, numerous states have considered or enacted laws mandating companies selling products there, predominantly children’s products, report to these state agencies data about the...more

Consumer Product Alert: California Revises Draft Green Chemistry Regulations

by Peter Hsiao, Joshua Simon, William Tarantino | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/5/2013

On January 29, 2013, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released revisions to the next generation of its proposed consumer product regulations. The draft regulations set out the details of California’s...more

New Safety Test Requirements for Children's Products Become Effective in February 2013

by Robert B. Hopkins, Paul S. Rosenlund | Duane Morris LLP on 12/14/2012

Manufacturers and importers of children's products, including toys, apparel, sporting goods and jewelry, will soon be subject to yet another safety-testing regulation addressing several vital issues related to such testing:...more

Doing Business in Canada: International Trade

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Canada’s international trade law regulates the import and export of goods, the manner in which these goods are procured or sold, and the protection of foreign investments in Canada and Canadian investments abroad. Most of the...more

Employee Whistleblower Protections Continue to Expand

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/16/2012

Are you aware of the employee whistleblower protections contained in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA)? In the recent case of Saporito v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., the U.S. Administrative Review...more

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