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Canada and Australia Consumer Product Safety Laws Become Effective in 2011
Entities that manufacture, import, or sell products in the U.S., Canada, and Australia should be aware of new product safety laws that become effective in 2011. Many of the new requirements are more stringent than…
Canada Closer to Product Safety Legislation
After much anticipation, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (“CCPSA”) has finally been passed by the Canadian Parliament and could become effective within the next few months. Upon Royal Assent and Proclamation,…
CPSC Outlines Key Provisions of Consumer Product Safety Complaint Database
As discussed in the November 28, 2010 blog post, the CPSC recently approved the structure for a consumer incident database mandated by the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The database will allow…
CPSC Finalizes Structure to Post Product Incidents
After intense debate, the day before Thanksgiving the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") approved by a vote of 3-2 the structure for the consumer incident database mandated by the 2008 Consumer Product…
CPSC Definition of "Children's Product" Becomes Effective
Further to our post earlier in the week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission's new final interpretative rule defining "children's product" is published in today's Federal Register, making the new rule effective…