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Consumer Product Import Bill Could Violate WTO Rules, Says CRS
November 8, 2013 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

A bill currently before Congress that would impose new registration requirements on foreign exporters of consumer products could run afoul of World Trade Organization rules, said the Congressional Research Service in a Nov. 5 report. The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2013 (H.R. 1910), introduced in May, would require foreign exporters of consumer goods to the U.S. to establish a registered U.S. agent with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Like U.S. agents for imported food required by the Food and Drug Administration, that agent would be liable for any product safety violations, CRS said. The registration requirement could violate national treatment rules, because it would impose a burden on foreign manufacturers that the U.S. doesn’t require of domestic companies, said the report.

CPSC Removes Outdated Standard on Caps, Toy Guns
November 6, 2013 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is amending its regulations to remove requirements for caps intended for use with toy guns, and toy guns not intended for use with caps. In its final rule, CPSC said the old regulations are obsolete, and have been superseded by the provisions of ASTM International Standard F963, which contains provisions on sound-producing toys. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) made ASTM F963 a federal standard in 2008, so the old standard for caps and toy guns is no longer needed, CPSC said. The final rule is effective Dec. 9.