CPSC to Host CPSIA Seminar

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a two-day workshop to discuss issues relating to the testing, certification and labeling mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The free workshop will be held Dec. 10-11, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will take place in the CPSC headquarters building at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, in the fourth floor hearing room. To register, visit http://www.cpsc.gov and click on the link titled, “CPSC Staff Workshop: Product Testing” under the “What’s Hot” portion of the website near the bottom of the CPSC’s home page. And visit http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/producttesting.pdf for more information on where the CPSC stands on CPSIA requirements.

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