The Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act of 2008 makes significant changes to the current regulations and imposes many additional compliance requirements for companies that sell consumer products. Special emphasis is placed on children’s products, toys, and products with paint containing lead, phthalates, etc. Impacted companies should obtain further information regarding the scope of this legislation and the deadlines for compliance. For a summary of the major points affecting importers, please click here.

Additional information may be found at the CPSC website: www.cpsc.gov and an interactive listing of products may be found here.