Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act to go into effect next month

January 15, 2009
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CPSIA is the new Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act that's scheduled to go into effect on February 10th. 

It was passed in response to lead, phtalates and the other current issues recently occuring with toys from China.  Under the new Act, any product that's intended for use by children under 12 years of age is supposed to be certified by an official laboratory as not having more than a certain amount of lead and phtalates.  No new product may be sold without the certification.