Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) in August 2008. The law sets a number of new requirements for all consumer products. These include new testing and certification requirements and content limits for lead and phthalates.
Some general information about the CPSIA:
To implement the CPSIA, the CPSC has initiated a number of rulemaking proceedings. Below are links to the Federal Register notices announcing these rulemakings, additional interpretive guidance that the CPSC has issued to help industry understand and comply with the law, as well as comments that ISPA has filed with the CPSC in this regard (dates in parentheses refers to date of document):
CPSC Rulemaking Notices Published in the Federal Register:
CPSC Interpretive Guidance:
ISPA Comments:
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