Posts Tagged ‘Product safety’

12 Nov

CAL PROP 65 – Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act

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Product Safety – this blog will focus on CAL PROP 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This law, which applies to all products distributed in the sate of California, is intended to protect consumers from toxic substances that can cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. It requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase and use. Over 800 chemicals are currently on this list, and the list is updated at least once a year. The law is administered by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), and enforced by the California Attorney General’s Office.  Private enforcers (or bounty hunters) also have the right to bring lawsuits against alleged violators of Prop 65, and they are entitled to recover their attorney’s fees and a portion of the monetary settlements with the state.

     

8 Nov

Product Safety-what do you know?

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There is the CPSIA-Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, CAL PROP 65-Safe drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act and the California Green Chemistry Initiative, which is the newest regulation passed on August 28, 2013. Read below and let us tell you all about them. An educated consumer is our best customer.

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CPSIA-The consumer Product Safety Improvement Act imposes third-party testing and documentation  requirements, primarily on manufacturers and distributors of children’s products, defined as any consumer product intended primarily for use by children 12 years of age and younger. The regulations are administered and enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). In addition to children’s products, the CPSC regulates general use products as well as numerous other categories of products. “Red flag” substances that are monitored most closely are levels of leadd, cadmium, other heavy metlas, and six types of phthalates. The rules require that all children’s products:

1- Comply with all applicable children’s product safety rules

2-Be tested by a CPSC accredited third party laboratory

3- Shipments are accompanied by a written Children’s Product Certificate, issued by the manufacturer or distributor, providing evidenc of safety compliance.

4-Contain permanent tracking information on the product and its packaging.

STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION on CAL PROP 65 and the CALIFORNIA GREEN CHEMISTRY INITIATIVES