| The new act expands the scope of products that must be tested and certified. According to the original law, consumer products that must comply with the standards announced by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission under the authorization of the Consumer Product Safety Act usually need to be certified, as well as products subject to similar rules, standards, prohibitions, and regulations enforced by the commission under the authorization of other acts. This requirement for product certification is sometimes called a "supplier's statement of product compliance." Certification must be based on product testing or a "reasonable testing program." This new requirement for general certification came into effect on November 12, 2008. These general product - compliance self - certifications do not need to be based on the results of third - party testing. |
