This post was written by Stephen P. Murphy. On Aug. 14, 2008, the President signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvements Act (the Act) into law. By an unfortunate and possibly unintended consequence of poor drafting by the Congress, all of the statutes enforced by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission were brought within the coverage … Continue Reading
Among other things, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"), signed August 14, 2008, will impose new transparency and public disclosure requirements on every importer, retailer and distributor of consumer products, and give the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") increased power to enforce existing laws, as detailed in this summary of the bill's major provisions.… Continue Reading
It seems like a rare day when there is not a notice of a foreign-made defective product being recalled in the United States. In recent months, there have been more than 500 recalls of a variety of products including millions of toys coated with lead paint, thousands of illegal fireworks, contaminated meats, and tainted medicines. … Continue Reading
