Product Safety in the USA: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Atlanta
by Jeffrey Y. Lewis
On August 14,2008, a new product safety law came into effect. The "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008," with more than 40 provisions, constitutes the fullest compilation of the American product safety laws, which since 1972 fall under the authority of the "Consumer Product Safety Commission." Even though the majority of requirements relate to the toy
industry, there is one requirement which is of importance to all manufacturers of consumer goods.
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