CPSC Issues FR Notice on $40 Drawstring Penalty for Small Apparel Manufacturer
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published in the Federal Register its provisionally accepted settlement agreement with Winter Bee, Inc., a domestic apparel manufacturer, for drawstring violations in children's upper outerwear and for knowing failure to immediately inform CPSC of…
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the violations as required by statute. The agreement contains a civil penalty of $200,000.00, but CPSC has determined that due to its size and financial condition, the firm will only have to pay $40K of it. Comments are due December 23, 2010. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/03/10 news, 10120329, for BP summary of a CPSC press release announcing the settlement.)