CPSIA – A Rich Irony, Courtesy of the CPSC

As you probably know by now, Mattel won approval from the CPSC for its seven proprietary overseas labs to conduct official and certified safety tests under the CPSIA.

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CPSIA – A Rich Irony, Courtesy of the CPSC

CPSIA – Wanted, a Demonstration of CHARACTER

I hear from readers of this Blog practically every day. It is obvious that I am not alone in my strong opposition to the CPSIA

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CPSIA – Wanted, a Demonstration of CHARACTER

CPSIA – WSJ Letter to the Editor on Our Favorite Law

AUGUST 26, 2009 6:33 P.M. ET Refusal to Fix Act Hardly Inspires Trust Congress’s refusal to fix the Consumer Product Safety and Improvement Act (” Consumer Product Destruction ,” Review & Outlook, Aug

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CPSIA – Another One Bites the Dust (Change We Can Believe In?)

The funereal CPSIA has claimed another victim, a Chicago-based business named Woodland Magic Imports. This company is an importer of craft kits aimed at boys

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CPSIA Video Blog: Tracking Labels and "Reasonable Judgment"

In this video, I discuss the recent Tracking Labels guidance and its use of terms like “reasonable judgment” and “good faith efforts”. No one is quite sure what these terms mean precisely, creating doubts in the marketplace on how to make those difficult “gray area” decisions

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CPSIA – Avery-Dennison Volunteers to Collect a CPSIA Tax

When I was the only representative of an operating company to testify before the CPSC Tracking Labels panel on May 12, I warned that the Section 103 requirements would turn Learning Resources into a “tracking labels company”, as opposed to our current role as a developer and marketer of educational materials. I predicted that we would need a full-time label staff, considerable extra expense on labeling and testing and a brand new tracking labels software application

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CPSIA – Gov. John Engler of NAM Targets CPSIA

John Engler, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, published an Op-Ed in the most recent issue of Industry Week Magazine.

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CPSIA – Finally . . . Some Good News About Safety

GREAT NEWS! Apple is apparently “looking into” the issue of exploding iPods and iTouches after the EU gave them a poke. Boy, is that reassuring! The CPSC apparently has 800 pages of documents in its files about exploding Apple music devices. The CPSC, however, was so busy looking into whether ballpoint pens and rhinestones are always lead-free, approving the informal recall of Potato Clocks, okaying Palladium, Ruthenium and recycled nuclear fuel rods for use in children’s products, etc

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CPSIA – Video Blog on Tracking Labels Guidance

In this video, I analyze the recent CPSC Tracking Labels Guidance to answer the following question: “If I don’t label my products (as provided in the guidance) BUT must be able provide all the information specified in Section 103, how is it possible to do that without labels ?” The guidance, deemed sensitive to the needs of small business, addresses this question. For my take on the new requirements, please watch below.

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CPSIA – The CPSC Will Love This Jewelry

I was walking down the street this weekend and stumbled across a jeweler advertising Palladium.

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