Industries: Consumer Products

Consumer Product Safety Commission

As a producer or distributor of consumer products, you are undoubtedly familiar with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, you know how powerful this federal agency can be. In its efforts to police the safety of 15,000 consumer products, it can recall and seize products, enjoin manufacturers, inspect manufacturing facilities and invoke civil and criminal penalties.

The CPSC presents unique challenges to manufacturers. With years of experience, the McGuireWoods CPSC practice is ready to meet these challenges.

Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers rely on our team to defend a broad range of products before the CPSC. A few examples of products our lawyers have defended include lawn & garden equipment, child safety items, ladders, step stools and bunk beds. Our team has dealt with numerous recalls under sections 15 and 37 of the Consumer Products Safety Act and has initiated a number of recalls under the CPSC’s new “Fast Track” program.

McGuireWoods CPSC lawyers have extensive experience in helping clients with matters that result from the commission’s regulatory activities, including:

  • Design and manufacturing issues
  • Adherence to industry standards
  • Risk management
  • CPSC compliance
  • Voluntary remedial actions
  • Developing recall and corrective action plans
  • Handling FOIA requests
  • CPSC site visits/inspections
  • Post-remedial monitoring
  • Civil/criminal penalty negotiation

The McGuireWoods CPSC practice offers relevant experience, strategic counsel and the latest technological support. Perhaps more importantly, we are a firm that values and is driven by relationships.