Products Recall Regulated Products Handbook

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Regulated Products Handbook - TOC

A GUIDE FOR MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND RETAILERS ON PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ISSUED UNDER THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT (CPSA), THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT (FHSA), THE FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT (FFA), THE POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT (PPPA), AND THE REFRIGERATOR SAFETY ACT (RSA)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Compliance
Recalls and Compliance Division
Washington, DC 20207
Telephone: (301) 504-7913
www.cpsc.gov

January 2005
3rd Edition

This handbook contains information needed by manufacturers, distributors, importers, and retailers charged with violating a CPSC statute or regulation to ensure appropriate steps are taken to comply with CPSC requirements.

HOW CPSC ENFORCES ITS STATUTES

PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS

PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER THE CPSA
PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER THE FHSA
PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER THE FFA
PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER THE PPPA

INJUNCTIVE ACTIONS

INJUNCTIONS UNDER THE CPSA
INJUNCTIONS UNDER THE FHSA
INJUNCTIONS UNDER THE FFA
INJUNCTIONS UNDER THE PPPA

SEIZURE OF VIOLATIVE PRODUCTS

SEIZURE UNDER THE
SEIZURE UNDER THE
SEIZURE UNDER THE F5
SEIZURE UNDER THE FD&CA (FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS REGULATED UNDER THE PPPA)

RESPONDING TO CPSC NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATIVE PRODUCT STATUS

CPSC RESPONSE TO INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY FIRM

PREPARING FOR A PRODUCT RECALL

ELEMENTS OF A RECALL

COMMUNICATING RECALL INFORMATION

NEWS RELEASES
RECALL ALERTS
VIDEO NEWS RELEASES
POSTERS
OTHER FORMS
TOLL-FREE
WEBSITE INFORMATION

DEVELOPING A FIRM POLICY AND PLAN TO IDENTIFY DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND TO UNDERTAKE A PRODUCT RECALL

DESIGNATING A RECALL COORDINATOR
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A RECALL COORDINATOR
ROLE OF THE RECALL COORDINATOR

RECORDS MAINTENANCE

CONCLUSION