CPSC Considers Children's Product Sampling Proposed Rule on Sept 28
On September 28, 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to consider numerous items, one of which is a draft proposed rule which would provide for the testing of representative (instead of random) samples as to ensure continuing compliance…
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of children’s products with all applicable children’s product safety rules. According to staff, H.R. 2715 (which revised aspects of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and was enacted on August 12, 2011), amended this CPSIA provision by substituting the term “representative” for the term “random” in describing the samples that must be tested. The proposed rule also would establish a recordkeeping requirement associated with the testing of representative samples. CPSC is scheduled to vote on the proposed rule on October 12, 2011.