On August 14, 2008, President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) in to law. This law which affects everyone that manufactures, imports,
or distributes toys, apparel and other children's products in the United States was created to protect children from unsafe products.
This legislation requires that all products for use by children of ages 12 and younger have additional information on a permanent label, which includes:
Date of production
Name of manufacturer
Lot or batch number
Production location
As reported by JPMA, The CPSC General Counsel has issued several opinions regarding the February 10, 2009 effective date related to product in inventory:
LEAD
The CPSC General Counsel said:
"…Products that contain lead above the limit set in the CPSIA cannot be sold from inventory or on store shelves after February 10, 2009."
PHTHALATES
The CPSC General Counsel said:
"...With regard to phthalates, Congress created a consumer product safety standards and the clear statement of unambiguous intent to apply that standard retroactively cannot be found... [the standard] applies only those products manufactured after the effective date of the new standard."
In summary, it is the opinion of the CPSC General Counsel that:
They will not reverse their interpretation that products with total lead in excess of 600 PPM have to be off store shelves on February 10, 2009; and
That the ban on phthalates (0.1% level) does not affect existing inventory.
Moonlight Slumber is proud to say that all of its products, including those in inventory, meet or exceed this standard as tested by SGS.
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