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PRODUCT SAFETY REGULATION

Congress boosted consumer product safety regulations after high profile recalls of imported toys in 2007. But some say new laws taking effect threaten small businesses with burdensome safety tests for materials previously considered safe. This topic tracks the latest on consumer product safety regulations.

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BabyLegs Recalls Baby Socks and Leg Warmersmore

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the firm BabyLegs, has announced a voluntary...

TheBeginner.eu - Dangerous Appliancesmore

Household appliances such as non-stick pans, cling-wrap and cell phones may pose risks to our health and raise...

Top Nine Supply Chain Challenges for 2009more

scope of what items are covered under the amendment is still being defined. 9. A global eye toward consumer product...

Recall for Children’s Trikes that Can Cause Injurymore

WARNING: The recall statement says that a child can strike, sit or fall on the protruding plastic ignition key...

Consumer Reports finds OutdoorChef Roma 570 MX2 gas grill Not...more

We notified the Consumer Product Safety Commission of the product's safety risk and asked the agency to investigate.

Business Briefing - Product Safety - Delay in Requiring Lead Testing f...more

Consumer Product Safety Commission delayed for a year the requirement that all children’s toys be tested for lead...

Burn Hazard: Acer Recalls Notebook Computersmore

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission along with Acer announced Thursday (Jan. 7) a voluntary recall of the...

Toyota to Recall Vehicles to Update Softwaremore

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. today (Feb. 9) announced it’ll conduct a voluntary safety recall on about 133,000 2010 Model...

Leaders Join Hands for Online Safety of Youthmore

“If you wouldn’t wear it, don’t share it” and “Beware What You Share”. Read about these warning messages and watch the...

Lead law puts thrift stores in lurchmore

to stop selling kids' clothing, shutting off an important shopping alternative for families struggling in this...

The Regulatory Farce Under The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Actmore

Forbes opinion piece criticizing new lead ban in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

Legislators ask feds to clarify lead lawmore

Some businesses worry new toy safety law could force them to close Concerned that new toy safety regulations could hurt...

Finally, A Call for Food Safetymore

The latest incidents involving salmonella contamination of peanut butter and peanut-related products distributed to...

Taking on Toy Safetymore

From peanuts to baby formula, recalls seem rampant. Now the toy industry has a plan, and the technology, to keep its...

How To Tell The Difference Between Organic vs Natural and What's Cleanmore

We know there is a lot of confusion on the topic of organic versus natural not to mention all the other trendy terms...

Toymakers: Up in Arms Over Product Testsmore

Few small craft shops and artisan toymakers noticed last summer when Congress passed a sweeping new product safety...

EU Targets Risks of 'Chemical Cocktails'more

Widespread declining sperm counts, increased rates of breast and testicular cancer, earlier onset of puberty and...

Apple tries to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging ordermore

More bad news for Apple. When a family's Ipod got very hot after being dropped, the father threw it out the back door...

Resveratrol: The Hard Sell on Anti-Agingmore

An informative article by Arlene Weintraub of BusinessWeek. Although many stories about resveratrol have been featured...

When will regulation fit the size of business?more

Artisans and small producers are sprouting across a wide range of industries. But regulators are still writing laws for...

Safety Management Systems: Do they make us safer?more

Part 1 in a Series on Safety Management Systems for Business Aviation Operators There has been a lot of discussion...

A Chinese Regulator Sentenced to Diemore

For a Vice-Minister accustomed to running a branch of China's government as his own virtual fiefdom, the sentence must...

CSPIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act)!!!!more

...hey everyone, hopefully you've already heard about this crazy not looked at closely enough law and have done...

What to Do in a Product Safety Crisismore

If your company faces a product safety crisis, don't panic. Here are some guidelines to help you respond with a cool...

Government Improves Roof-Crush Standardsmore

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Consumer advocates have been asking for better standards in rollover safety for...

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