Regulations

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in." -Desmond Tutu
“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." -MLK, Jr.

"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see" -Benjamin Franklin
"Diligence is the mother of good luck"

"Ask 'Why' five times about every matter." -Taiichi Ohno

Regulatory Affairs
Federal, State Regulations and Government Agencies

US Senate Select Committee on Ethics Public Seeking Advice

Office of Congressional Ethics Contacts

Links to US Regulations:
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Product Marketing Claims. Textile Products ID Act (15 U.S.C. 70).
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (CPSC videos)
Product Safety, CPSIA, New Toy Testing Standard: ASTM F963-16 Effective April 30, 2017.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Regulatory Enforcement, Intellectual Property Rights, Supply Chain Security (C-TPAT).
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Addresses transparency and anti-bribery provision.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Noise Reduction Rating for earplugs.
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Digital Devices.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Medical Devices, Radiation-Emitting Products, Cosmetics, Food Contact Materials, Sunglasses.
US Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Personal Protective Equipment. Memorandum of Understanding between OSHA and CPSC 1974.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Radioactive Waste (Monitor supply chain with MSDS to prevent NRC investigations).

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Lacey Act illegal trafficking wildlife, fish, plants, woods.

California Prop 65 Sourcing compliant materials.

California SB657 Transparency in Supply Chain Act.
California Composite Wood Product ATCM

United States Congressional Oversight Hearing CPSC Agency: 1987-2007-2010-2012-2015-2019-2021

Past GAO reports on CPSC

Place holder for CPSC widget to list all new consumer product recalls.

Currently CPSC widget connection is nonfunctional.

Place holder for CPSC widget to list all new children's product recalls.

Currently CPSC widget connection is nonfunctional.

Rigorous toy supply chain oversight to enforce 16 CFR 1107 with a robust CPSIA compliance program can help protect all stakeholders.

http://www.gao.gov/multimedia/podcasts/666875

Manufacturer and Importer Duty to Report to CPSC: Rights and Responsibilities of Businesses.

Cost of Quality (COQ)

1) Prevention Cost: $

Quality Training and Workforce Development.
Quality Planning (QAP).
Product-Design Verification.
Onboarding Standards and Procedures.
Systems Development and Management.
Timely Industry Intelligence.
Enforced CPSC Regulations.
Vendor Relationship Building to Establish Trust.
CPSIA 16 CFR 1107.

2) Appraisal Cost: $$

Audits
Inspections
Checking labor.
Field testing.
Regulatory Economics.

3) Internal Failure Cost: $$$

Scrap
Rework and Air-Freight.
Wasted resources.
Failure analysis.
Quarantine Defects.
Regulatory Ambiguity.
Rational Ignorance.

4) External Failure Cost: $$$$$$$$$

Violative product sold and shipped via E-commerce directly from overseas to US consumers.
SaaS's Online Marketplace of Product Returns from Retailers.
Warranty Claims
Repairs and servicing.
Returns and replacement.
Consumer Complaints
Product recall
Product liability
Loss of reputation from product damage to health (injury/death) and property.
Civil Penalties Rules
Civil and Criminal Penalties.
15 USC 2069 Civil Penalties.
15 USC 2070 Criminal Penalties.
18 USC 371: Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States.
31 USC 3729: False claims.

U.S.-China Product Safety Summit Sept 11, 2007

QA/QC Protocols

Product Specifications

Compliance Programs

Retailers: Product Safety and Your Responsibilities

http://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-78-48

http://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-78-122

http://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-78-171

http://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-79-98

http://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-87-47

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-803

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-512R

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-30

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-250R

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-150

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-17

CPSIA (H.R. 4040) Effective 2/8/13

16 CFR 1107 Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification

1107.20 Certification of Children's Products.
1107 .21 Periodic Testing
1107.23 Material Change
1107.24 Undue Influence
1107.26 Recordkeeping
1107.30 Consumer Product Labeling Program

16 CFR 1109 Conditions and Requirements for Relying on Component Part Testing or Certification, or Another Party's Finished Product Testing or Certification, to Meet Testing and Certification Requirements.

16 CFR 1110 Certificates of Compliance.

Hidden hazards: Kids at risk

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/chi-safety-storygallery-storygallery.html

...The Lead Paint Recall
digitalstrategies.tuck.dartmouth.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MattelRecall6-...
Supplier "Quality Fade" & "Outwitting Third-Party Testers" with Imports

https://www.forbes.com/2007/07/26/china-manufacturing-quality-ent-manage-cx_kw_0726whartonchina.html

US CBP Reasonable Care Checklist on Compliance

15 USC 2068 Prohibited Acts

15 USC 2052 (2) Children's product defintion.

15 USC 2063 Product certification & labeling.

19 USC 1595 (a) Forfeiture and other penalties.

19 USC 1592 Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence.