Toy Soldiers: Businesses struggle to comply with safety rules
National Law Journal
6/8/2009
Marisa McQuilken
The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 (CPSA) brought many new requirements to the table for companies that manufacture children’s products, and some are still struggling to comply with the new rules and prioritize which requirements need immediate attention. Passed in response to several toy recalls involving high levels of lead in a number of children’s products in 2007, the CPSA restricts the amounts of certain materials, including lead, arsenic, and mercury, found in the paint on toys. Retailers may refuse to buy merchandise from companies that cannot prove they are in compliance with the new requirements, which can lead to a loss of business.
In this article, published in the June 8, 2009 edition of The National Law Journal, Mintz Levin attorneys Charles Samuels and Quin Dodd discuss the importance of understanding all of the CPSA restrictions, and taking the first steps to ensure compliance.
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