TIA CALL TO ACTION Please Continue the Fight and Act Now!
Ask Congress to Postpone the February 10 CPSIA Effective Date
| On January 28, the Toy Industry
Association (TIA) joined with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
and 65 other leading associations in asking the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) for a postponement of the February 10 effective date that will retroactively
apply new requirements for lead content in children’s products as established
under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
Despite its
best efforts, the CPSC faced unrealistic and arbitrary deadlines and has been
unable to provide the information and guidance needed to comply with the new requirements.
The result has been widespread confusion with the new law and companies facing
severe economic hardship attempting to comply by the February 10 deadline.
On January 30, the CPSC issued a document that postpones certain requirements
for testing and certification, but this action fails to grant the primary relief
needed by our industry. How so? While CPSC has delayed the testing
and certification deadline, the February 10 compliance date for the lead content
and phthalates requirements remains unchanged. With no regulatory guidance
on testing from CPSC, companies are left to comply by February 10 but have no
information on how to demonstrate this compliance. The CPSC said it is up
to Congress to address the key issues – and the industry remains caught
in a confusing and untenable situation.
The February 10 implementation date is now
less than two weeks away and your continued action is needed.
Click here to
send a letter to Members of Congress TODAY asking that they:
- POSTPONE the February
10 CPSIA effective date and
- MODIFY the
Act itself so unintended consequences that harm the economy can be corrected.
You are encouraged to personalize the text by adding information about your company
(location, products, number of employees, etc.).
The letter
will automatically be sent to your Members of Congress based on the address you
provide. As always, please share this advocacy tool with your co-workers, friends
and families –anyone who might share our concern for this issue.
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