From: David Hickmott
[DHickmott@uli-atl.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009
10:07 AM
To: Eric Moeller
Cc: David Hickmott; David Hickmott
Subject: News from CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Attachments: 20090117082802.pdf
Dear Valued Unique Customer
We have listed the recent
release from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in the below e-mail for
your reference.
Due to the CPSCIA that went in to effect regarding conformity on
consumer product compliance (primarily on the lead paint content) other
government agencies when doing random exams (including FDA, CBP, USDA) will be
monitoring lead content on behalf of the CPSC.
Please see attached sample certificate of conformity for your
reference. These are not required at time of entry but will be required if any
government agency requests it for any shipments that possibly can be in
violation of any CPSC regulations. It was originally the responsibility of the
factory to supply these when requested but it is now the importer’s
responsibility to submit when request by any government agency.
Please also see below links that I believe will relate to the
FDA exam emphasizing the compliance requirements regarding lead paint in
children’s products.
http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/treg.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/cgi-bin/labapplist.aspx
Thank you to all
Eric Moeller
Unique Logistics International (ATL) LLC
General Manager / LCHB
Direct Tel- 678-365-6003
Fax- 404-767-1156
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)
638-2772 |
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect. Manufacturers, importers and retailers are
expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws. Beginning
February 10, 2009, children’s products cannot be sold if they contain more than
600 parts per million (ppm) total lead. Certain children’s products manufactured
on or after February 10, 2009 cannot be sold if they contain more than 0.1% of
certain specific phthalates or if they fail to meet new mandatory standards for
toys.
Under the
new law, children’s products with more than 600 ppm total lead cannot lawfully
be sold in the United States on or after February 10, 2009, even if they were
manufactured before that date. The total lead limit drops to 300 ppm on August
14, 2009.
The new law
requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s
products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead
ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and
consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the
new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.
The new
safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory
for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers
cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should
avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing
or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new
limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new
limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties.
When the
CPSIA was signed into law on August 14, 2008, it became unlawful to sell
recalled products. All resellers should check the CPSC Web site (www.cpsc.gov) for
information on recalled products before taking into inventory or selling a
product. The selling of recalled products also could carry civil and/or
criminal penalties.
While CPSC expects
every company to comply fully with the new laws resellers should pay special
attention to certain product categories. Among these are recalled children’s
products, particularly cribs and play yards; children’s products that may
contain lead, such as children’s jewelry and painted wooden or metal toys;
flimsily made toys that are easily breakable into small parts; toys that lack
the required age warnings; and dolls and stuffed toys that have buttons, eyes,
noses or other small parts that are not securely fastened and could present a
choking hazard for young children.
The agency
has underway a number of rulemaking proposals intended to provide guidance on
the new lead limit requirements. Please visit the CPSC website at www.cpsc.gov for more
information.
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