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Bush signs toy safety regulations into law

By Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 8/14/2008 9:53:00 AM

NEW YORK—The Toy Industry Association today applauded the signing into law of The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 by President George W. Bush.

Described as the “most sweeping toy safety legislation in decades,” the Act is expected to significantly strengthen and make uniform the safety standards for toys and other children’s products sold in the United States. It also increases consumer product safety oversight by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ccording to TIA, U.S. toy manufacturers and major retailers are already moving to conform to the new standards, which require certification of compliance based on mandatory testing. As part of that effort, TIA is developing a “comprehensive” Toy Safety Certification Program in conjunction with the American National Standards Institute to help toy companies meet the requirements.

Commenting on the signing of the Act into law, Carter Keithley, TIA’s president, said: “With the health and safety of children our primary concern, the toy industry supports the creation of a uniform national standard for product safety and testing, upon which consumers across the nation can rely.

“So many toy companies are already doing the right thing in terms of additional testing to ensure the safety of their products. This legislation helps to ensure that all companies conform to the same high standards for any toy sold in this country.”

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