From Reactive to Proactive: Redefining Safety Standards in the Promotional Industry (A Four-Part Series)
For the promotional products industry, the CPSC is one of the only governmental organizations dedicated to the issue of compliance. But be that as it may, Margulis isn’t the only one who believes the CPSC isn’t proceeding with due caution on issues of lead and product safety. According to a September 28, 2007 press release issued by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, a legislative hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2007 had been scheduled for early October of this year. Should the bill be passed, the CPSC would be in store for numerous positive changes including budget and staffing increases; an upgrade of the CPSC’s research, development and testing facility; and stricter penalties for violators of the Consumer Product Safety Act. The Act also will ban lead in children’s products altogether and require more stringent labeling to aid in product recalls.
- Places:
- Oakland, California