CPSC AND CUSTOMS LAUNCH IMPORT PILOT PROGRAM Following an approval process that CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord October 29 said took roughly four months, JCPenny will be the first company to participate in a pilot expansion of Customs and Border Protection’s Importer Self-Assessment Program (ISA).
PAPER CERTIFICATES NOT NEEDED, BUT LINKS ARE Although CPSC will allow certificates of compliance required under section 102 to be electronic, it will require some sort link to the electronic document (a World Wide Web url, for example) to physically accompany each shipment.
CPSC ANSWERS 37 COMMON CPSIA QUESTIONS CPSC’s October frequently asked questions (FAQ) document for the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) gives insight into both industry concerns and CPSC thinking on the new law.
FDA REPEATS BPA SAFETY ASSURANCE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) October 29 reiterated its previous assessment that baby bottles made with bisphenol-A pose little risk.
TOYS ARE TOP RAPEX ITEM IN 2008 SO FAR Toy were by far the most reported items in RAPEX reports in the first nine months of 2008, appearing nearly three times more often than the next closest category, motor vehicles, according to an October 24 report from the EU.
