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11/12/2008
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSA), signed into law in August of 2008, effects how nearly all manufacturers, sellers, distributors and retailers do business. The new law makes it easier for government agencies to recall products and enforce the federal legislation. The CPSA also increases civil penalties from $8,000 to $15 million per violation and makes it easier for prosecutors to show criminal wrongdoing for violation of the law. Some of the greatest changes to the CPSA affect children’s products; the law bans lead and phthalates in plastics, requires independent testing and outlines mandatory testing procedures. The CPSA also requires new product-tracking labels and product registrations, as well as new warnings in advertisements – including websites. The CPSA, however, is not limited to children’s products; it also bans certain all-terrain vehicles and effects the textile and apparel industries.
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For more information on how the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 affects you and your business, please contact David M. Governo at Governo Law Firm, a leader in products liability and toxic tort defense.
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