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By Debra Rade on May 20, 2014
If you are on the board of manufacturing company or a retailer, you might not have noticed that this week the Department of Justice announced that Electrolux Home Products Inc. (Electrolux) of Charlotte, North Carolina, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $750,000 in a settlement on May 14, 2014. This resolves allegations against Electrolux […]
Posted in Corporate Governance, Policies & Compliance, General Counsel & Corporate, Product Safety & Regulatory, Uncategorized | Tagged 15(b) reporting, audit committee, civil penalties, compliance program, Consumer Product Safety Act, consumer product safety commission, Department of Justice, Electrolux, failure to report, product safety
By Debra Rade on November 8, 2013
The State of Washington recently adopted an amendment to their Children’s Safe Products Act – Reporting Rulerequiring manufacturers of children’s products, under certain conditions and scenarios, to report Chemicals of High Concern to Children (CHCC) to the State. Whether you are a manufacturer that must report is determined by the size of your gross revenues […]
Posted in Corporate Governance, Policies & Compliance, General Counsel & Corporate, Product Safety & Regulatory | Tagged #childrens products, 3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate, CHCC, chemicals of high concern to children, Children's Safe Products Act, consumer product safety commission, cpsc, CSPA, large company, largest company, product regulatory, safety compliance, TDCPP, tier 1, tris, tris (1, Washington State
By Debra Rade on March 13, 2013
There is a useful product in your home that can be very, very dangerous to children, and some adults, if it is ingested or inserted into an eye, nose or ear. Indeed, you may have dozens of this product in your home — in use, in storage or sitting in the grocery bag you just […]
Posted in General Counsel & Corporate, Product Safety & Regulatory, Uncategorized | Tagged #childrens products, alkaline batteries, button batteries, child safety, children, coin cell batteries, coin cell battery, consumer product safety commission, cpsc, Energizer, esophagus, home safety, intertek, lithium batteries, safe kids, The Battery Controlled, toddler safety
