CPSC Posts Draft Final Rule Clarifying Mnfr Consumer Registration Reqs

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a draft version of a final rule it voted on in a February 7, 2012 meeting that will amend a 2009 rule requiring manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to establish a consumer registration program. The rule also required such manufacturers to provide each product with a postage-paid consumer registration form; keep records of consumers who register products; and permanently place the manufacturer's name and contact information, model name and number, and the date of manufacture on each product. CPSC's final rule will clarify that although such manufacturers must comply with the registration requirements, they are not required to have a third-party testing laboratory test their products compliance with the registration requirements.