TIA delays safety plan
By Staff -- Playthings, 12/22/2007 6:05:00 AM
NEW YORK—The Toy Industry Association will release its recommendations for new toy safety rules on Feb. 1, according to published reports, a month later than planned.
TIA, which originally sought to release its recommendations on Dec. 31, “needs an additional month to finish hammering out the details of the plan before making it available for public review,” according to CNNMoney.com.
The association's goal is to develop "a system that will help to assure that products entering the U.S. market meet this nation's rigorous toy safety requirements, whether those requirements are defined in standards or regulations,” TIA president Carter Keithley told the business news site.
The plan is the end result of a working group assembled by the TIA in August in response to last summer’s massive toy recalls. At the time, TIA announced a three-point plan to reinforce toy testing and inspection programs.
JPMA supports HR4040
Separately, the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), Mount Laurel, N.J., said this week that its supports the U.S. House of Representatives’ recent vote to pass the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reauthorization Act, HR 4040.
“The passage of this bill furthers our commitment to helping our members continue to produce safe juvenile products for today’s parents and children,” said Robert Waller Jr., JPMA President. “JPMA is proud to be a member of the Coalition and support the important mission of the CPSC.”
