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Product Responsibility In the Promotional Products Supply Chainpp y
Anne Lardner‐StoneDirector, Public Affairs, PPAI
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Why should you embrace product responsibility?
• We are in the brand protection business• Compliance with Federal and state regulations is not optional
b i d d i• It can be a strategic advantage and increase your value to your customer
When distributors become suppliers…
• A distributor who sources direct is considered a manufacturer
• A distributor uses a contract decorator would also be considered a manufactureralso be considered a manufacturer
“All substances are poisons—the
difference is in the dose.”
Paracelsus (1493‐1541),Paracelsus (1493 1541), a Swiss alchemist
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2007: Big problem with the dose
To protect the children and control the dose…
• In 2008, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement ActImprovement Act (CPSIA)
Know the Basics of the CPSIA
• Mainly Pertains to • Children’s Products • Children Toys• Child Care Articles• Child Care Articles
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Know the Basics of the CPSIA
• All children’s products need third party testing for:– Lead in substrateLead in paint and surface coating– Lead in paint and surface coating
Know the Basics of the CPSIA
• For children’s toys and child care articles– Six phthalates regulated– Toy Safety Standard now mandatory
Know the Basics of the CPSIA• A Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) is required for all children’s products and must be created by the manufacturer or importer
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Know the Basics of the CPSIA
• Permanent Tracking Labels– Mandatory for all children’s products– Children’s apparel requires two if decoration done
t diff t ti b diff t dat different time or by a different vendor– Distributors responsible under CPSIA for same requirements and obligations as “manufacturer” if they purchase blank garments and have them imprinted.
Compliance beyond CPSIA
• Federal regulations:– FDA (particularly drinkware)
• California Proposition 65• State regulationsState regulations
– Cadmium– Packaging
• International standards• And more…
Product Responsibility
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Product Responsibility
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•No drawstrings on children’s upper outerwear!
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•When you work with a contract decoratora contract decorator, you become a manufacturer – ask the right questions!
•Think before you include a picture of a child interacting with the item on your website or in your advertising
•Even if the item is a general use item, there may be regulations beyond CPSIA
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Resources• PPAI: www.ppai.org• Product Safety powered by PPAI: http://www.ppai.org/inside‐ppai/product‐safety/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov; www.recalls.gov
• PPAI contact: Anne Lardner‐Stone, [email protected]