The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is a US government agency that regulates consumer products to protect public safety. It was established by the Consumer Product Safety Act in 1972. The CPSC develops safety standards, issues recalls of hazardous products, informs the public of product risks, and bans unsafe products. It oversees most consumer products but certain items are regulated by other agencies like the FDA. The CPSC is led by Chairman Elliot Kaye and operates under various laws focusing on product safety, warnings, and standards.

2. CPSCConsumer Product Safety Commission

3. Elliot F. Kaye
is the 10th
chairman of the
U.S. Consumer
Product Safety
Commission.

4. What is CPSC?
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
is an independent
federal regulatory
agency that was created
in 1972 by Congress in
the
Consumer Product
Safety Act.
"protect the public against
unreasonable risks of
injuries and deaths
associated with consumer
products."

5. What is CPSC?
Consumer Product Safety Commission
They have jurisdiction
from coffee makers to toys to
lawn mowers.
Some types of products, however, are covered by other
federal agencies.
Department of Transportation  cars, trucks and motorcycles
Food and Drug Administration  food, drugs and cosmetics
Department of the Treasury alcohol, tobacco and firearms

6. CPSC works to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths from
consumer products by:
• developing voluntary standards with industry
• issuing and enforcing mandatory standards; banning
consumer products if no standard would adequately protect
the public
• obtaining the recall of products and arranging for their
repair, replacement or a refund
• conducting research on potential product hazards
• informing and educating consumers through the media,
state and local governments, private organizations, and by
responding to consumer inquiries.
What CPSC Do
Consumer Product Safety Commission

7. LAWS AND STATUTES
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA);1972
defines CPSCs basic authority and authorizes the agency to develop standards and bans.
It also gives CPSC the authority to pursue recalls and to ban products under certain
circumstances.
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA); 2008
to provide CPSC with significant new regulatory and enforcement tools. It repeals a funding
limitation on the number of CPSC commissioners.
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (CGCPA); 2009
Requires portable gasoline containers manufactured for sale in the United States on or after to
conform to safety requirements for child resistant packaging.

8. LAWS AND STATUTES
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA)
Requires certain hazardous household products to have warning labels. Authority to regulate or
ban a hazardous substance, and toys or other articles intended for use by children.
Child Safety Protection Act (CSPA)
To better protect small children from choking hazards. Requires warning labels on specific
products.
Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act (LHAMA)
Designating the ASTM Standard Practice for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards
as a regulation under the Act. It requires a review of all art materials to determine the
potential for causing a chronic hazard. Art materials that are found to pose a chronic hazard
must bear a warning label.

9. LAWS AND STATUTES
Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA)
Regulates the manufacture of highly flammable clothing and interior furnishings. CPSC can and
has issued standards. Some examples of standards that have been established are for
clothing textiles, vinyl plastic film used in clothes, carpets and rugs, children’s sleepwear.
Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)
The PPPA requires a number of household substances to be packaged in child-resistant
packaging.
Refrigerator Safety Act (RSA)
The Refrigerator Safety Act requires refrigerators to have a mechanism (usually a magnetic
latch) that enables the refrigerator door to be opened from the inside in the event of
accidental entrapment.

10. R.A 7394
It is the policy of the State to protect
the interest of the consumer,
promote general welfare and to
establish standards of conduct for
business and industry

12. Declaration of Policy
The State shall enforce
compulsory labeling,
and fair packaging to
enable the consumer to
obtain accurate
information as to the
nature, quality and
quantity of the contents
of consumer products
and to facilitate his
comparison of the value
of such products

13. ARTICLE 77. Minimum Labeling
Requirements for Consumer Products
a) its correct and registered trade name or
brand name;
b) its duly registered trademark;
c) its duly registered business name;
d) the address of the manufacturer, importer,
repacker of the consumer product in the
Philippines;

14. e) its general make or active ingredients;
f) the net quantity of contents, in terms of
weight, measure or numerical count rounded of
to at least the nearest tenths in the metric
system;
g) country of manufacture, if imported; and
h) if a consumer product is manufactured,
refilled or repacked under license from a
principal, the
label shall so state the fact.

15. The following may be required by
the concerned department:
a) whether it is flammable or
inflammable;
b) directions for use, if necessary;
c) warning of toxicity;
d) wattage, voltage or amperes; or
e) process of manufacture used, if
necessary.

16. ARTICLE 78. Philippine Product
Standard Mark

17. ARTICLE 80. Special Packaging of
Consumer Products for the
Protection of Children
a) the degree or nature of the hazard to children

18. ARTICLE 84. Additional Labeling
Requirements for Food
a) expiry or expiration date, where applicable;
b) whether the consumer product is semi-processed, fully
processed, ready-to-cook, ready –to eat, prepared food or
just plain mixture;
c) nutritive value, if any;
d) whether the ingredients used are natural or synthetic, as
the case may be;
e) such other labeling requirements as the concerned
department may deem necessary and
reasonable.

19. ARTICLE 87. Additional Labeling
Requirements for Cosmetics
a) expiry or expiration date;
b) whether or not it may be an irritant;
c) precautions or contra-indications; and
d) such other labeling requirements as the
concerned department may deem necessary
and
reasonable.

20. ARTICLE 94. Labeling
Requirements of Cigarettes
All cigarettes for sale or distribution within
the
country shall be contained in a package which
shall bear the following statement or its
equivalent in
Filipino: "Warning" Cigarette Smoking is
Dangerous to your Health".

21. SOURCES:
• http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Regulations-Laws--
Standards/Statutes/
• http://www.slideshare.net/nels09/consumer-
act-of-the-philippines
• http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-
Education/Safety-Guides/General-
Information/Who-We-Are---What-We-Do-for-
You/
• http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7394
.htm#.VkR_TivmJvS
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Consumer_P
roduct_Safety_Commission
• CHAPTER4 Packaging regulations PPT by Nelsie
Grace Pineda
• LOGO: USA CPSC