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CPSIA Compliance Challenges Importers, Regulators

Law360, New York (November 11, 2009) -- Imported goods pose a particular challenge under the stringent federal product liability laws enacted last year, and importers now face new levels of liability in terms of ensuring product safety. Law360 spoke to experts about ways for regulators and importers to avoid obstacles posed by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and the unique difficulties presented by China.

In an effort to re-energize the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which came under heavy fire in 2008 as a slew of contaminated children's products were recalled, the CPSIA aimed...

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