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CPSC Reminder: New Requirements Effective January 1, 2012

December 29, 2011


Three new product safety rules under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which were stayed through December 31, 2011, will take effect on children’s products manufactured on or after January 1, 2011. The rules apply to third-party testing and certification requirements on children’s products subject to the mandatory toy standard, lead content limits, and phthalates bans.

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