CPSIA 2010 Plan and Budget

For anyone thinking that the CPSC's focus on Children's Product Safety and the impact of the CPSIA Act will eventually go away like a bad poison ivy rash, take a quick look at the CPSC's 2010 budget and plan!

1. Budget grows to $107,000,000 including an increase of 43 FTE's.
2. In 2009, 17 rules were put in force and "60" CPSIA related activities are in progress.
3. 2010:

3rd Party Testing

• Random samply standards will be implemented
• ongoing reviews of 3rd party testing to ensure that CPSC's standards are enforced and more importantly, the 3rd Party Testers do not begin applying their standards and interpretations.

Phthalates

• Interpretative rules on products covered by the phthalates provisions of the CPSIA

and More ........

Conclusion: The impact of the CPSIA is not going away!