Comments on: CPSIA and tracking label requirements

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CPSIA: Latest tracking label update — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:22:48 +0000

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By: Jane Yan

Jane Yan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:04:08 +0000

What’s the difference between tracking label and GCC label? do you have any template or format?

By: CPSIA: Tracking labels update

CPSIA: Tracking labels update — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:23:20 +0000

[...] many well know, the matter of tracking labels required under CPSIA has been cause for great concern. In fact, the CPSC has received well over 500 [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:15:39 +0000

Kathleen, thank you so much for this post! I am still thoroughly confused about how I am going to comply with this law, seeing that I make items on an individual basis. I guess I just need to try to make my own labels so that I can keep altering the info. I am considering using a custom stamp with most of the info on it and some of those ‘rotating number’ type stamps to do the changing batch numbers and date of manufacture.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:05:20 +0000

Chad, I too have a line of children t-shirt that I screen print and embroidery. I would like to know how you plan on labeling your t’s. I was thinking of just screenprinting transfers with the info.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:10:02 +0000

Hi Chad, I’ve been too depressed to mention it. I intended to with my next entry in the tracking label compliance series.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:56:10 +0000

Not sure if everyone is already aware of this, but last week the CPS Commission voted on a petition to stay the tracking label requirements of the CPSIA. The stay was defeated by a tie vote. You can read the particulars here: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/ballot/ballot09/tracklabelstay.pdf

I think the dissenting commissioner’s opinion is worth reading for those of us who are weary & confused by the legislation. He basically says that although tracking label requirements will be burdensome for many businesses, as long as a business is making an honest attempt to comply with the requirements there will be no issues…at least in the interim as they iron out the details of the law’s enforcement.
I interpret that as meaning that there won’t be any heavy handed enforcement, especially when it comes to products that are obviously not posing a threat to children’s health.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:24:59 +0000

We’re starting to veer off course a bit, the topic is info for the tracking label, namely country of origin. Not that I don’t have my own opinion as to what wahms should include on their site but that’s another topic altogether.

By: Ralyn Speerly Schraceo

Ralyn Speerly Schraceo — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:49:38 +0000

Sarah: actually who you are and contact number is usually good enough for me. But sites that don’t have any way to contact them other than a form that hides contact information or if they don’t tell me who they are, I’ll leave. And I see a lot of WAHMs hiding that information because they falsely think it puts them at risk. Many of my first time customers actually call me before they place an order. I hear them say they wanted to make sure I was a real person all the time – and I do have my information posted. So it’s not just me, people are leery because of all the scammers out there.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:27:07 +0000

Ralyn, some of us who work out of our homes do not provide our addresses on our websites, business materials, etc., because it cuts down (actually, prevents entirely) on people just showing up on our doorsteps. I’m not worried that people will find out where I live – that’s public information. But I don’t know how many phone calls I’ve received from people calling because they couldn’t find my location on the website and they thought they’d swing by the “store” some time while they were out. Because no matter how much I put “I work out of my home” or “by appointment only” or whatever, my experience has been that some people will just ignore all that and stop by at their leisure anyway. If they have to call or email for an address, that gives me a chance to explain that I see people by appointment, I’m very flexible, but I need to know when they’re coming. (Not only so I can be sure to be home, but so I can be sure to have the door monitor on, and so that I can be sure that everybody in our household is dressed.)

It’s not a matter of “paying extra to have a building,” either. I work from my home by choice, not because i can’t afford to move out. I can’t imagine dragging kids (and homeschool supplies, and art stuff, and toys, and movies, and stuffed animals, and diapers, and snacks) out of the house to an office or workspace in a different building every day just so that I don’t lose the few customers who care that I don’t have my address listed on my website.