The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Compliance Strategies for Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment
Recording of a 90-minute CLE teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Thursday, May 21, 2009
Recorded event now available
This seminar will discuss the key features of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008; how the new law is impacting manufacturers, importers and retailers; and best practices for implementing the new requirements.
Description
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), signed into law in August 2008, has created considerable confusion and concern among businesses that manufacture, import and sell consumer products.
The CPSIA creates new requirements, standards and restrictions for businesses; enhances the enforcement of consumer product safety regulations; and significantly increases the maximum civil and criminal penalties for CPSIA violations.
The CPSIA standards will be implemented in phases over the next several years. Recently, a portion of the CPSIA addressing testing and certification for lead content and phthalate limits was stayed until at least February 2010. The full impact of the stay on overall CPSIA enforcement is unclear.
Listen as our panel of attorneys discusses the key features of the CPSIA; how the new law is impacting manufacturers, importers and retailers; and best practices to remain compliant in a changing regulatory environment.
Outline
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
- Products covered
- Testing and certification requirements
- Increased transparency and public disclosure
- Increased penalties, restrictions and enforcement activities
- Enhanced recall authority
- Increased resources for Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Product liability impact
- Best practices for implementation and compliance
- Understand how competitors plan to comply
- Compliance documentation
- Post-sale monitoring program
- On the horizon
- Preemption
- Enforcement status of CPSIA
- Current agency guidance/interpretation
- State regulations
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What consumer products are covered by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA)?
- What are the key requirements for manufacturers, importers and retailers under the CPSIA?
- What are the potential liabilities and penalties for manufacturers, importers and retailers that fail to comply with the CPSIA's new standards?
- What actions can the consumer product industry take to reduce the likelihood of lawsuits and penalties for noncompliance with the CPSIA?
Faculty
Paul S. Rosenlund,
Partner
Duane Morris, San Francisco
He represents businesses in product liability litigation and counsels manufacturers, importers and retailers in recalls and compliance matters.
Peter L. Winik,
Partner
Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C.
He is Global Co-Chair of the firm's Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice Group. He concentrates in the areas of product safety and liability, consumer class actions and related investigations and counseling in the consumer fraud/deceptive practices arena. He has substantial experience counseling clients on product recalls in the U.S. and abroad, product labeling and other product safety issues.
Mark R. Kaster,
Partner
Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis
He has an extensive background in health and safety matters. His practice focuses on cases involving product safety, product recalls, CPSC enforcement actions, CA Proposition 65, environmental regulation, indoor air quality, toxic exposure cases, chemical regulation, product take-back and recycling laws.
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