The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was signed into law August 14, 2008. It greatly expands the powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to protect the public from harmful products. The Act provides for the virtual elimination of lead and phthalates in toys and children’s products over the next three years and imposes substantial new requirements on manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers. New definitions for “children’s products,” “children’s toys” and “child care articles” must be carefully reviewed and understood by manufacturers, contract manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers.

Click here to read a Client Advisory by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.