CBP Publishes Final Rule to Refuse Importation or Conditionally Release Consumer Products and Industrial Equipment Non-compliant with Energy Conservation or Labeling standards
July 24, Lexology
The Consumer Product Safety Commission works closely with Customs and Border Patrol to ensure that non-compliant products never enter the stream of Commerce in the United States. Read about a new rule that will give CBP broader authority to stop imports that are non-compliant or mislabeled…
Blog: 4 Myths about Green Product Declarations
July 26, Greenbiz.com
Transparency is becoming a requirement for doing business. Learn about tools used internationally that can assist businesses in being transparent about the materials they use in their products…
Supply Chain Management gets some Respect
July 31, EBN
Fifteen years ago, supply chain management was simply seen as logistics. Read one perspective on the development of supply chain management as a discipline and career, and the programs out there to support them…
Improving Information Management to Enhance Flexibility
July 31, Business 2 Community
Data management is essential in the product safety field. Here are some ways you can enhance your information and data management within your supply chain…
Blog: No Cup of Tea
August 1, Engineering.com
The CPSC has received reports of breaking glass tea tumblers which has led to a recall of 400,000 tumblers. Read this blog post which details the use of glass in consumer products, and perhaps why, it has failed in the case of the tea tumblers…
Public Safety must Trump Red-Tape Cutting
July 30, Globe and Mail
How much regulation is too much? That question is often the center of debates that happen at all levels of government. In this author’s view, when it comes to consumer safety, regulating is essential…
