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1. Chairman Inez Tenenbaum’s American Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong Address
   Hong Kong, January 12, 2011
2. Keeping Babies Safe, AAP and CPSC Produce Safe Sleeping Video
3. JPMA Reminds Parents to Remove All Soft Bedding, Toys, and Stuffed Animals from the Sleep Environment When Putting Baby to Sleep
4. New Canadian Legislation for Consumer Product Safety
5. Catherine H. Pilarz Named 2011 ASTM International Chairman of the Board
6. Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. Acquires STR-Registrar, LLC
7. Product Safety Education Course Review: University-Level Certificate Being Offered

1. Chairman Inez Tenenbaum’s American Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong Address Hong Kong, January 12, 2011

Good morning and happy New Year to everyone and thank you for that kind introduction. It is great to be back in Hong Kong and to have the opportunity to spend time with members of the chamber.

With 40 years of experience promoting trade in Hong Kong, China, and the United States, your organization is a driving force for economic growth in the region.

Even as we progress out of our deep recession, the United States remains a leading consumer of goods manufactured in this region.

During my time as Chairman, there has been little, if any, measureable decline in the demand for consumer products from this region or in the number of imports coming in to the United Sates from this region.

My agency recognizes that Chinese trade through Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s investments in the production of goods made in mainland China account for a significant percentage of exports to the U.S.

Other exporters in the region are also becoming more significant.

This is why I and other officials from CPSC have focused so much of our attention and energy on working with manufacturers, exporters, and regulators in Asia.

We have held numerous training sessions for manufacturers, visited countless factories and laboratories, and committed to bilateral agreements with governments in the region.

In fact, I had the honor of signing a new memorandum of understanding yesterday with Commissioner Yuen [YU-AN] of the Customs and Excise Department.

This new agreement is a testament to the spirit of cooperation that we have fostered in the region. It is also a testament to the symbolism that the Port of Hong Kong represents in the global economy.

Standing on the observation deck at the port, there is an amazing view of a mountain of goods being loaded up and shipped out to different parts of the world every day. It is an awe-inspiring sight.

In our agreement, CPSC and the government of Hong Kong have pledged to share vital safety information, exchange technical resources, and work together on training.

Here is why I believe this MOU is so important: The more violative products that can be screened and stopped before being exported, the greater the level of safety provided to the marketplace.

Increased cooperation between Hong Kong Customs and CPSC will increase our chances of preventing toys with small parts or overloaded firecrackers from reaching the hands of American consumers.

Last year, our agency determined that more than 55% percent of the products that we sampled at U.S. ports were violative or dangerous to consumers. 2010 turned out to be a record year at CPSC for samples collected and samples found to be violative. This was no accident. CPSC is committing more resources and more sophisticated technologies to our import surveillance effort.

The reason I am emphasizing this message today is to make sure all of you know that CPSC is getting better at catching the bad imports, so that the good ones can flow through the system faster.

We do not want to hold up trade. We want trade and safety to be interconnected.

When that shipment of cigarette lighters or children’s sleepwear reaches a checkpoint at a U.S. port, we want trade and safety to come together to help keep that shipment moving to its retail destination.

The vision I have as Chairman is for CPSC to foster cooperative relationships with foreign stakeholders and regulators—a relationship based on a common understanding that the more proactive we are, the more likely we are to prevent injuries to consumers using imported products.

I believe we can achieve this vision if manufacturers build products to the latest safety standards and if regulators can continue to converge on the best and safest standards.

If our regulatory partners can join us in identifying unsafe products that may have been exported to the United States, CPSC also can be more effective in its interdiction efforts at our ports.

Now I know that many of you came to this breakfast this morning seeking an update and discussion about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. So let me spend a few minutes summarizing what CPSC achieved last year in implementing the CPSIA and what lies ahead this year.

In 2010, we continued to ensure that makers of children’s products complied with the stringent lead limits. The toy industry, which I will address in just a few hours, had a good year. In 2010, there were only three recalls of toys in the United States due to violations of the CPSIA’s lead requirements.

That’s tremendous progress.

The CPSIA mandates that by August of 2011, we must drop the total lead limit to 100 parts per million—unless it is not technologically feasible.

The Commission has made no decision yet on whether this is technological feasible.

However, we continue to solicit comments and insights from key stakeholders as we approach making a final decision on this issue.

In 2010, we vowed not to repeat the mistakes of the past and we got ahead of the curve on cadmium in children’s products.

The CPSIA only sets a cadmium regulation for surface coatings on toys. So I delivered remarks via video right here in Hong Kong last year that warned manufacturers not to substitute cadmium for lead in metal jewelry and other children’s products.

The warning I gave was actually very similar to a directive on cadmium that AQSIQ sent to Chinese manufacturers just a few weeks after I spoke. My words last year certainly still apply this year.

In fact, the speech I delivered took place one year ago today. I guess it is becoming a tradition for me to speak in Hong Kong on January 12. Maybe I should plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve here.

Let me return to the issue of metals in children’s products for one more minute. As I stated to the APEC conference last year, all toxic metals need to come out and stay out of toys.

The time is right to expand our vision beyond just lead and cadmium, because the CPSIA addresses more than lead and cadmium. Antimony, arsenic, mercury, chromium, barium and selenium are in our sights.

Like lead and cadmium, these are bad metals for children to be exposed to; and there is no good reason to use these metals in the manufacture of toys or other children’s products.

I am calling upon all manufacturers, exporters, and retailers of children’s products to take the necessary steps to ensure that final products do not contain these or other harmful metals or chemicals.

CPSC staff is actively engaged in scientific work aimed at putting us in a leadership role to address these dangerous metals.

However, we want to have sound scientific evidence before we move to the next step.

As with cadmium, the CPSIA set requirements limiting the use of antimony, arsenic, chromium and other toxic heavy metals in surface coatings on toys. The CPSIA turned these limits into U.S. requirements by making the ASTM F963 Toy Safety Standard mandatory.

I intend for CPSC to explore ways for the United States to go beyond surface coating requirements.

In 2010, we focused on establishing new national requirements for various juvenile products, as required by the CPSIA. The Commission approved new, mandatory rules for baby walkers and infant bath seats.

Indeed, one of CPSC’s biggest moments of 2010 came when we established, for the first time in 30 years, new and improved requirements for baby cribs.

So many families in the United States have suffered unspeakable tragedies due to defective cribs that contributed to the death of their baby. Our new rules were approved in December and go into effect this June.

You may have heard that the rules do away with dangerous, traditional drop-side cribs, but the rules also improve the hardware, the mattress support, and the slat strength. Improved testing and certification is also a requirement.

I am confident that a new generation of safer cribs will be on the market this year as a result of our new rules.

Bassinets, cradles, baby hammocks, play yards, strollers, high chairs, and other juvenile products will be subject to U.S. requirements over the next few years.

I trust that many of you have heard about the consumer database that we are creating. This database is one of the most significant requirements of the CPSIA and one that I have supported from my first day as Chairman.

The staff at CPSC is working tirelessly on this project, and I am pleased to say that we are on time and on budget with the database. The new, searchable public database of product incidents is set to be launched in March, as part of CPSC’s SaferProducts.gov website.

Consumers in the United States will be able to use the database to report product incidents to the government and have open access to the database to search for incidents of harm that other consumers have reported.

I believe that an informed consumer is an empowered consumer and this is another example of how CPSC is creating tools to empower consumers.

It is very important to me that members of the chamber know that manufacturers have certain protections in the database process. If a consumer submits a report of harm involving a product made in this region, the manufacturer or private labeler will be notified by CPSC staff within five days of what the report claims.

The manufacturer or private labeler will then have 10 days to respond to CPSC if they believe information in the report is materially inaccurate or confidential. Information within a report that a manufacturer believes is materially inaccurate will not be posted or will be removed from the database once the agency determines whether the information is materially inaccurate.

Information within a report that a manufacturer believes is confidential will not be posted on the database unless the agency determines that it is not confidential.

A report free of materially inaccurate or confidential information will go up onto the database within 15 days of CPSC first receiving it.

When the report goes up for the public to see, the manufacturer or private labeler still has the option and right to post a comment responding to the report. CPSC will attach the comment to the consumer’s report of harm for the public to see.

CPSC staff is working hard to educate the business community about what the CPSIA requires, how SaferProducts.gov will operate, and how a special business portal is being created to expedite delivery of a report of harm.

Those are the most significant CPSIA highlights from the past year and for the new year.

Instead of talking about product testing and certification and all of the pending requirements, I can address that during the question-and-answer portion of our discussion.

With all that the CPSIA has meant to my agency and this region, I want to recognize the positives that have come from the law.

The changes made by Asian industries in the supply chain and in testing are helping to restore the confidence of American parents.

Parents are more confident that lead is not being added to toy paints or substrates; they are more confident that standards are being strengthened; and they are more confident that children’s products are being tested.

We must keep up consumer confidence by continuing to put up safeguards in the manufacturing process.

Many of the product recalls that CPSC announced last year were tied to a theme that I have spoken about repeatedly during my visits to Asia: Manufacturers need to design out product hazards and build in safety.

Building safety into a toy, an all-terrain vehicle, a window covering, or a children’s garment means always following the appropriate mandatory and voluntary standards.

It is important also to consider foreseeable use and misuse of a product, beyond what the standard addresses. This is the only way to ensure that a product will maintain its integrity and safety.

As I stated earlier, prevention must win out over reaction—from manufacturing to distribution, industry must work to prevent injuries by taking every step possible to build safety into the product.

From the start of my tenure as Chairman of the CPSC in June 2009, I said that I would be a firm, but fair, regulator.

I believe part of being fair is making sure you know what the staff at CPSC is working on that could impact the work of the chamber.

My visit to Hong Kong is part of this effort. Another critical component of CPSC’s commitment is the creation of an Office of Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman. Establishing this office has been a priority of mine for quite some time, and the Commission approved its creation last September.

Through the excellent work of our Global Outreach team, including the establishment of our first foreign presence in Beijing, we are looking to bolster our visibility in Asia this year.

The new Office of Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman will coordinate and provide education and outreach activities to international stakeholders, including manufacturers, importers, and foreign governments.

We realize that many manufacturers may not know where to turn for information on our regulations, or they might experience difficulty accessing the information needed to fully address safety in the manufacturing process.

I've been in enough meetings with associations and companies to know that sometimes even the experts disagree on the interpretation of a regulation.

I trust that by enhancing CPSC’s ability to address the questions and concerns of the regulated community, our agency can facilitate the transfer of knowledge across industries. This, I think, will ultimately create safer products through better educated manufacturers.

The Office of Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman has the potential to increase our focus on important issues, such as quality assurance in the manufacturing process. CPSC has long maintained that enhanced quality assurance programs assist manufacturers in producing products that comply with relevant safety standards.

As I stated, this new office will aim to work with both industry and regulators. During my travel overseas, I learned early on how much foreign governments rely on the United States for help in developing their product safety systems.

I had quite a memorable trip to Hanoi within weeks of taking office. The Vietnamese government could not have been more welcoming. In fact, they would have been happy if other agency officials and I could have stayed for a few months to help companies in their country learn U.S. safety requirements.

We know that there is a small shift occurring, a shift that is leading certain manufacturing sectors to transfer some of their factories to other countries, such as Vietnam and Bangladesh.

We need to be ready to help these countries implement the necessary controls so that the import problems we have experienced do not materialize again in those countries.

This new Office of Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman will serve as a coordinated business unit to carry out this activity and allow CPSC to enhance its outreach to the international community generally.

By working with foreign regulators, we can help them develop effective product surveillance strategies, product testing methods, and voluntary and mandatory product safety standards.

I am very excited about the potential of this new office.

We are on the verge of even greater things at CPSC in 2011, as this will be the first full year of implementing CPSC’s new, five-year strategic plan. This plan is designed to establish CPSC as the global leader in consumer product safety.

The five goals of our Strategic Plan are:

• Leadership in safety: We will establish ourselves as leaders in identifying and addressing the most pressing consumer product safety priorities and mobilizing action by our partners;
• Commitment to prevention: We will engage our stakeholders to ensure that the products consumers purchase are as safe as possible;
• Rigorous hazard identification: We need to ensure timely and accurate detection of consumer product safety risks;
• Decisive response: We will use our full range of authorities to quickly remove hazards from the marketplace; and
• Raising awareness: We will promote a public understanding of product risks and CPSC capabilities.

This new plan was developed with significant input from industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and CPSC staff. It builds upon a vision of a CPSC that is more focused on injury prevention and a CPSC that works proactively with global manufacturers and suppliers to build safety into their products.

I have focused a lot on these two themes today, because I believe lives can be saved and injuries can be prevented if we are proactive and collaborative.

If we are partners in this effort, I know that we can build upon the progress that has been made in recent years.

Progress that will help us move together to further reduce toy recalls.

Progress that will help us move together to reduce toy-related injuries.

Progress that will help ensure a safe holiday toy shopping season for consumers in the United States and around the world.

CPSC stands for safety, and I know that if each of you stands with CPSC, we can make 2011 a great year.

Thank you all for coming out to this breakfast this morning. I would be glad to take a few questions at this time.

2. Keeping Babies Safe, AAP and CPSC Produce Safe Sleeping Video
Keeping Babies Safe partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to produce a 12-minute educational video called a “Safe Sleep for Babies." This video is the most powerful resource for parents to ensure their babies are in a safe environment when they sleep. The video is aimed at helping parents avoid preventable dangers like suffocation, strangulation and entrapment risks in babies’ sleep environment.

These organizations, along with renowned journalist and mom Joan Lunden, collaborated and met at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital to release the movie.  Their goal is to educate new and expectant parents and caregivers on crib safety while they are at the hospital or visiting their pediatrician's office. The video demonstrates how to keep babies safe and sound in cribs, bassinets, and play yards.

"Nurses will not allow newborn babies to leave the hospital without parents having a safe car seat. I also believe that we need to make sure that new parents provide a safe crib, bassinet, or play yard for their babies to sleep in," said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.

"By reaching new parents before they leave the hospital and again when they visit their pediatrician or health clinic, we hope to prevent deaths and ensure that all babies have a safe sleep."

This education effort is part of CPSC's Safe Sleep Initiative, a multi-pronged effort aimed at reducing deaths and injuries associated with unsafe sleep environments. In addition to this education effort, CPSC's Safe Sleep Initiative includes the development of new crib standards, warnings about drop-side cribs, sleep positioners, and infant slings, and the recall of millions of cribs in the past five years.

CPSC is aware of about 30 crib deaths and hundreds of injuries. Cribs are a leading cause of nursery product-related deaths. About one-third of the deaths result from structural failures of the crib from loose, missing, or detached hardware. The majority of deaths in cribs are attributed to the presence of extra bedding in the crib, such as pillows and comforters.

Moderated by Joan Lunden, CPSC will distribute this "Safe Sleep" video online and through its network of about 100 hospitals nationwide. "By spearheading a comprehensive training program for health professionals on safe sleep practices and distributing the video to hospitals nationwide, we will help educate new parents before they leave the hospital," said Joyce Davis, President of Keeping Babies Safe. "Also, the video will be available at www.keepingbabiessafe.org."

"Annually we care for thousands of babies by ensuring their health and safety from the day they are born," said Dr. Herbert Pardes, President and CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. "I want to thank CPSC, KBS and AAP for leading this important effort to equip parents with the information they need to provide their babies with a safe sleep."

NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital plans to make the video available to all families as part of their parent education programs, and provide copies to hospitals in the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Healthcare System.

"The AAP is proud to have a long history of activism on Safe Sleep issues. For decades, the AAP has been involved in the development of safety standards for cribs and bassinets, warnings about unsafe crib accessories and bumpers, and helpful practices to keep babies secure," says AAP President O. Marion Burton, MD, FAAP. "The National Safe Sleep Education Campaign gives us a new avenue for educating new and expecting parents." AAP will promote the video to its 60,000 members and will feature it on AAP's parents-focused website, www.healthychildren.org, where it will be available
for download.

"There is no greater concern for a parent than our children's safety," said Joan Lunden. "I am honored to be working with the CPSC, the AAP, and Keeping Babies Safe to bring this information to parents across America."

In order to create a safe sleep environment for your baby, the video urges parents and caregivers to follow these crib safety tips below:

• Place infants to sleep on their backs
• Use a firm, tight-fitting mattress
• Never use extra padding, blankets or pillows under baby
• Remove pillows or thick comforters
• Do not use positioning devices; they are not necessary and can be deadly
• Regularly check cribs for loose, missing or broken parts or slats
• Do not try to fix a broken crib
• Place cribs or playpens away from windows and window covering cords to avoid fall and strangulation hazards
• Place baby monitor cords away from cribs or playpens to avoid strangulation

Today, CPSC also announced three new drop-side crib recalls. Go to: www.cpsc.gov.

Important Message from CPSC: CPSC reminds parents not to use any crib with missing, broken or loose parts. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the crib sturdy. When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Always check all sides and corners of the crib for parts separating that can create a gap and entrap a child. In addition, do not try to repair any side of the crib. Babies have died in cribs where repairs were attempted by caregivers. Crib age is a factor in safety. At a minimum, CPSC staff recommends that you not use a crib that is older than 10 years. Many older cribs may not meet current voluntary standards and can have a variety of safety problems. Check if your crib has been recalled at www.cpsc.gov. Visit CPSC's Crib Information Center for more information on Crib Safety and Recalls. CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772.

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3. JPMA Reminds Parents to Remove All Soft Bedding, Toys, and Stuffed Animals from the Sleep Environment When Putting Baby to Sleep

The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), a non-profit association dedicated to promoting the industry and the safe selection and use of juvenile products, is providing these safe sleep tips to clarify any confusion about the use of infant bedding.

Ongoing communication and awareness are keys to helping educate parents and caregivers on the importance of creating a safe sleep environment for babies. JPMA has created many safety resources for parents, including brochures, videos, messages through Twitter and Facebook, and a website solely dedicated to safe sleep (www.cribsafety.org).

JPMA has consistently noted the following recommendations for crib bumper-pad use, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP):

• If bumper pads are used, remove them when the baby begins to stand so that they can't be used as steps.
• Remove pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, soft or pillow-like bumpers, stuffed toys, and other soft products from the crib.

JPMA also recommends that parents and caregivers select bumper pads that fit around the entire crib, and tie or snap securely into place.

Additionally, JPMA has commissioned a study of bumper pads, is currently reviewing outcomes and data from the study, and is considering submission of the final results for peer review and publishing in a medical journal. The JPMA-commissioned study analyzes outcomes from multiple studies, including the Thach study published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2007. Initial analysis of the Thach study showed troubling methodological concerns. An additional study from the United Kingdom found that there is no statistical association between bumper-pad usage and death by a SIDS diagnosis in 256 SIDS infants.

JPMA has a long history supporting the ASTM in creating voluntary guidelines for infant products, which includes infant bedding and bumper pads. Based on the outcomes of the JPMA-commissioned study, there are mechanical parameters which can be developed by ASTM, and implemented by manufacturers to assist parents in creating the safest sleep environment for baby. Today, there are no federal guidelines governing crib bumper pads. JPMA encourages additional and ongoing safety reviews of infant crib bumper pads.

In addition to educating parents, JPMA consistently communicates safety messages to other important audiences, including retailers, media and partners, and we look forward to working with all stakeholders, with an interest in the health and well-being of children to disseminate accurate safety information about childcare.

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4. New Canadian Legislation for Consumer Product Safety

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) was passed by the Parliament of Canada in December 2010.  Although now the law in Canada, the CCPSA will not be in effect until it comes into force, expected later this year. It introduces new requirements and provides modernized tools for the Government of Canada to deal with unsafe consumer products.

The federal government is now preparing the policy and processes required for implementation of the CCPSA. Health Canada is actively communicating with industry to discuss their new obligations and requirements under the Act. The Department is also committed to keeping consumers informed as to how the legislation will affect them and the products they buy.
The legislation replaces Canada’s 40-year-old Hazardous Products Act. Among other things, the CCPSA:

• prohibits the manufacture, importation, advertisement, or sale of any consumer products that pose an unreasonable danger to human health or safety;
• requires industry to notify Health Canada of serious incidents or defects; and
• provides for quick and efficient corrective action when a dangerous product is discovered, including the ability to recall unreasonably dangerous consumer products.

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5. Catherine H. Pilarz Named 2011 ASTM International Chairman of the Board

Catherine (Kitty) H. Pilarz, senior director of Mattel/Fisher-Price product safety in East Aurora, NY, was recently named 2011 chairman of the board of directors of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest and most diverse standards developing organizations. Chairman of the board is the highest elected position in ASTM International.

Pilarz, who has served on the ASTM board of directors since 2006, is vice chairman of new projects for ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products, co-chairman of Subcommittee F15.18 on Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Changing Tables, and a participant in many other F15 subcommittees. She was honored with the 2006 ASTM Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow for her contributions to F15, a committee of more than 900 manufacturers, end users, industry associations, regulatory authorities, health professionals, and consumer advocacy groups who develop voluntary product standards to improve consumer safety. 

In her professional position, Pilarz is responsible for the safety policy of the Mattel and Fisher-Price product lines. Mattel/Fisher-Price designs, manufactures and markets toys and family products sold in more than 150 nations around the world.

In 1980, Pilarz graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a BS in mechanical engineering, and that same year she started working for Fisher-Price as an engineer-in-training. While a project engineer in international operations and conducting analysis and planning for international production, she received her MBA from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, in 1983. She additionally held positions as a manufacturing engineer and as a quality control engineer before becoming manager of product safety and reliability in 1987. She assumed her current role in 2001.

Pilarz is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Quality. Through ASQ, she has earned the designations of certified reliability engineer and certified quality engineer.

Pilarz has served as symposium chair for the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), and as president and board member of that group, which works to promote product safety through education and communication. She received a 40 under 40 Award in 1998 from Business First magazine.

For a full interview with Kitty Pilarz, see the latest issue of ASTM Standardization News online at www.astm.org/SNEWS/JF_2011/pilarz_jf11.html.

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6. Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. Acquires STR-Registrar, LLC

Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. (STR) has recently acquired the remaining membership interests of STR-Registrar, LLC (STR-R), making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. STR has owned 51% of STR-R, an accredited international provider of management system certification and registration services, since 2001. Bryce E. Carson, Sr. will continue to manage STR-R as its general manager.
 
This acquisition is part of STR’s strategy to continue to invest in its consumer products quality assurance business.
 
STR-R, which recently became accredited to certify food companies in accordance with the voluntary Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program, provides audits and certification services to many of STR’s retail and manufacturing clients in the food, nutritional supplement, toys/premiums, hard and soft goods, general consumer merchandise, and consumer packaged goods industries. STR-R also works closely with STR’s Responsible Sourcing (STR RS) business unit to help companies build secure and socially responsible relationships with their supply chain partners. For more details on STR Quality Assurance, click here.

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7. Product Safety Education Course Review: University-Level Certificate Being Offered

The first ever university-level program focused primarily on product safety managers was launched as a pilot project in 2010. The Certificate in Product Safety Management course ran from June through early December. Participants from manufacturing, retailing and importing companies recently attended the concluding workshop for the program. These same participants are now the first holders of the Certificate in Product Safety Management offered by Saint Louis University's Center for Supply Chain Management Studies in cooperation with ADK Information Services, LLC. For more details, click here.

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Toy Fair 2011
Feb. 13-16, 2011
New York City
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Consumer Assembly
March 17-18, 2011
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The National Safety Council Texas Safety Conference & Expo
March 28-30, 2011
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National Retail Federation Global Supply Chain Summit
April 10-12, 2011
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World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011
May 11-13, 2011
Danang, Vietnam
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International Toy Research Association World Congress
July 26-30, 2011
Bursa, Turkey
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