CPSC Won’t Delay Effective Date for Tracking Labels on Children’s Products

(World Trade Interactive)

The effective date for compliance with the statutory requirement for tracking labels on all children’s products remains Aug. 14, 2009, after an indecisive vote by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on a request for a delay. As a result, effective Aug. 14 manufacturers of children’s products must place permanent distinguishing marks on those products and their packaging that enable the identification of the manufacturer or private labeler, the location and date of production, and certain other information. “Children’s products” are defined in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act as consumer goods designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. Read more here.