New Regulations for Consumer Products Manufacturers
November 12th, 2008
Ok, here we go ’round the mulberry bush. New regulations, new regulations, new regulations, we…all…fall…down. No, not really, but this stuff will make your head spin and that being the case, I’m not writing any advice about this - except for this one part:
**You must now issue a certificate of conformity with all of your shipments**
That should raise enough questions in your head. Start at fashion-incubator.com and keep your eyes there. I saw her sending out a request for more info from experts, so if we’re lucky, she’ll be posting even more information soon. Here’s the post to start on:
New product safety regulations that affect all manufacturers (fashion-incubator)
This is all due to the passing of the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act.
Here’s the link to the Consumer Product Safety Commission page that deals with this topic.
Make sure you do your research on this one and that you have all your bases covered. Also note that there are extra special regulations for manufacturer’s of children’s products.
Entry Filed under: Planning beyond the collection, Product Development, The Startup Phase, The Tools You Need
3 Comments Add your own
1. James | November 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Amber,
I just came across your site, and felt an overwhelming sense of relief. My wife and I have decided to toss our hats into the ring, and we have launched http://www.kidcricket.com
We are using the on-demand model right now, to see if the designs are worth pursuing. Your blog is an invaluable how-to guide for anyone considering getting into this very tough business.
Also, your clothes are wonderful. Mary was constantly going.. Awwwww… when she saw the stuff.
thanks for all of your hard work.
James
http://www.kidcricket.com
2. Jenny Johnson | November 24th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Thank you soo much for posting this. I hadn’t heard about it until I read it on your site, but I’m on board now for the fight. Working on getting the Twitter girls informed.
Thanks!!
3. Pam | December 11th, 2008 at 8:13 am
This is huge. It will affect every single person who creates, handsews, manufactures anything for children under the age of 12. It will very much affect small manufactures and boutique stores. The testing requirements that will be required starting in August of 09 are daunting and the cost of it will be very high. Obviously there is not very much lead in fabric but these requirements remain the same for cloth as they do for toys.
This has everything to do with clothing so get familiar with the law and be ready.
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