How to locate CPSC data on regulatory non-compliance notices, which are also called "letters of advice" (LOAs). The referenced Excel table will be updated frequently with the names of the firm, the foreign manufacturer, and other information. Businesses may integrate this information into their compliance workflows to assist them in sourcing safe & compliant consumer products.

1. REGULATORY
ENFORCEMENT:
A CONVERSATION
PANEL DISCUSSION
ICPHSO
ORLANDO, FL
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE THOSE OF THE STAFF AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE COMMISSION.

2. FINDING CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
• Identify applicable regulatory requirements
for your product
• Based on:
• Product/product class
• Intended age audience & consumer use patterns
• Product’s material composition
15 USC §2063; 16 CFR §1107.20

3. FINDING CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
• Identify one (or more) CPSC-accepted
laboratories to conduct testing for identified
regulatory requirements.
• Certify in a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC)
based on passing test results.
• Provide CPC to retailers and distributors and,
upon request, to CPSC or Customs (CBP).
15 USC §2063; 16 CFR §1107.20; 16 CFR 1110

4. CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
1,775
Violations
From Oct. 2012
through January
17, 2014

5. CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
• Voluntary; 16 CFR Part 1109
• If a finished product manufacturer purchases a
component from a supplier who voluntarily tests its
product (e.g., a paint supplier), that manufacturer must
“exercise due care” to rely upon the component part
certificate or component part test results in drafting its
own Children’s Product Certificate.
• The concept of due care is flexible, and it will vary
depending upon the circumstances and the industry in
question.

6. CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
LOA Table: Action Requested by Office of Compliance:
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Consumer Level Recall
Retail Level Recall
Distributor Level Recall
Stop Sale and Correct Future Production
Correct Future Production

7. CPSC LETTERS OF ADVICE
Import: Actions Requested by CPSC at Ports of Entry
 Seizure & Destruction
 (Destruction by CBP; Requested by CPSC)
 Conditionally Release & Recondition
 (CPSC Office of Import Surveillance and Office of Compliance & Field
Operations; Release under Bond)
 Conditionally Release For Destruction
 (CPSC Office of Import Surveillance and Office of Compliance & Field
Operations; Release under Bond)
 Export
 Unconditional Release

8. RESOURCES
Twitter
Desktop Reference Guide
@CPSCSmallBiz
www.cpsc.gov/desktopguide
Slideshare
CPSIA Resources
www.cpsc.gov/GettingStarted
Downloadable Presentations
www.SlideShare.net/USCPSC
Email list signup
www.cpsc.gov/email

9. THANK YOU
:
Neal S. Cohen
Small Business Ombudsman
ncohen@cpsc.gov
:
Mary Toro
Director, Div. of Regulatory
Enforcement
Office of Compliance
mtoro@cpsc.gov
Questions?