A U.S. Senator has asked the CPSC to halt the sale of popular high-powered magnetic desk toys. Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the CPSC asking it to “remove these dangerous products from the retail market to decrease the potential access children may have.”
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The FDA has announced that the proposed sunscreen labeling requirements set to go into effect today have been delayed. Manufacturers will now have until December 17, 2012 to update their labels with the appropriate drug and safety information.
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Check out my hands-on review of Energy Sheets, the latest caffeinated candy product from Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant.
Read MoreObama for America, the re-election campaign for President Obama, has filed a lawsuit in Washington federal court to stop Demstore.com from selling promotional products using the “Rising Sun” logo, a trademark owned by the president’s campaign organization.
Read MoreCalifornia Innovations has expanded a January recall of gel packs used in lunch bags to include over 800,000 items. Although some California Innovations bags are available to distributors, none of the recalled items are available in the promotional products industry.
Read MoreThe heads of PPAI, ASI and some of the largest suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry took the stage in this first-of-its-kind keynote event on Monday at PROMOTIONS EAST.
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PROMOTIONS EAST is mere days away. Don’t have dinner plans yet? Now you do.
Read MoreLast week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a final rule in the Federal Register requiring third-party agencies to undergo periodic audits to ensure they meet the commission’s high standards for accreditation.
Read MoreLast week, Hawaii became the first state to ban the use of plastic bags by retailers. Honolulu County became the fourth and final county in the state to issue a ban on the disposable bags when Mayor Peter Carlisle signed the measure on Thursday, May 17.
Read MoreA free-trade agreement between the United States and Colombia will go into effect on Tuesday, May 15. The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) will remove duties and tariffs on many of the goods exchanged between Colombia and the U.S., the Latin American country’s largest trading partner.
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