By Debra Rade on June 22, 2011
TranslationIt’s a new era for manufacturers, importers & retailers in Canada. With Royal Assent, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) came into force on June 20, 2011. Everyone making or selling consumer products for the Canadian market should be mindful of these new laws requiring “incidents” to be reported to Health Canada upon “becoming [...]
Posted in Product Safety & Regulatory | Tagged #canadian consumer product safety act, #ccpsa, #childrens products, #CPSIA
By Debra Rade on June 8, 2011
TranslationAre the folks in Maine more interested in children’s safety than, let’s say, California or Texas? On June 3, 2011, the Maine State Legislature finalized amendments to its Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products Act of 2008, known (in Maine, that is) as the Kid Safe Products Act. We will recall that there was a flurry [...]
Posted in Product Safety & Regulatory | Tagged #bpa, #childrens products, #CPSIA, #toysafety, cpsc
By Debra Rade on June 2, 2011
Translation Referencing the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season, the Internal Revenue Service encourages individuals and businesses to safeguard their tax and business records against natural disasters by taking several simple steps discussed below. It’s ironic that the IRS is referencing hurricane season when the significant devastation from deadly tornadoes has been most prominent in [...]
Posted in Corporate Governance, Policies & Compliance, General Counsel & Corporate, Not for Profit | Tagged #business records, #hurricane, #IRS, #records retention, #tornado
