CPSC Meets on Retailer Petition to Delay Crib Standard, Updates FAQ
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a last minute Commission meeting on June 16, 2011 to discuss a request it received from certain retailers to extend the June 28, 2011 effective date of CPSC’s new standards for cribs. According to…
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Commissioner Northup, the trade has been slower than expected in beginning to manufacture and test cribs to the new standard. Therefore the retailers have more non-compliant cribs in inventory than expected, which they will not be able to sell after June 28, 2011. CSPC also updated its frequently asked questions document on the crib standards available here. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/28/10 news, 10122813, for BP summary of the final rule which set a new mandatory standard for cribs.)