Reprinted with permission of the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association

This article discusses recent activities that may be of interest to manufacturers and suppliers of consumer products:

Testing and Certification Requirements

The CPSC's stay of enforcement for testing and certification requirements expired on December 31, 2011. As a result, consumer product importers and domestic manufacturers must now issue a General Conformity Certificate affirming that their product complies with CPSC regulations. This General Conformity Certificate must be based on a test of each product or a reasonable testing program.Children's product importers and domestic manufacturers must now issue a Children's Product Certificate certifying conformity. The Children's Product Certificate must be based on testing conducted by a CPSC accredited third-party lab.

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