CPSC Proposes Rule to Establish Guidelines and Requirements for Mandatory Recall Notices
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a proposed rule to its Web site that would establish guidelines and requirements for mandatory recall notices ordered by the CPSC or by a U.S. District Court under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
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The regulations in the proposed rule would apply to manufacturers (including importers), retailers, and distributors of consumer products.
Rulemaking Required by CPSIA to Ensure Every Mandatory Recall Notice Helps Consumers Understand the Product's Hazards, Etc.
CPSC is proposing these guidelines and requirements to satisfy the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA1) to ensure that every mandatory recall notice effectively helps consumers and other persons to:
(1) identify the specific product to which the recall notice pertains;
(2) understand the product's actual or potential hazards to which the recall notice pertains, and information relating to such hazards; and
(3) understand all remedies available to consumers concerning the product to which the recall notice pertains.
(Note that the proposed rule does not contain requirements for recalls and recall notices that are voluntary. Unless and until the CPSC decides to issue a separate rulemaking for such recalls, the proposed rule would serve only as a guide for voluntary recall notices.)
See future issue of ITT for a detailed BP summary of the proposed rule.
1Enacted as Public Law 110-314 on August 14, 2008.
CPSC contact - Marc Schoem (301) 504-7520
CPSC proposed rule (not yet published in the Federal Register) available at http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/mandatoryrecalls.pdf