Industry Guidance
This menu includes links to documents regarding Recall Programs, Section 15 Reporting, Handbooks on Regulated Products and Recalls, Regulatory Summaries in Plain Language, Conference Proceedings, and more.
Handbooks
- Recall Handbook (pdf)
A Guide for Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Retailers on Reporting Under Sections 15 and 37 of the Consumer Product Safety Act and Section 102 of the Child Safety Protection Act and Preparing for, Initiating Including CPSC Fast Track Product Recall Program and Use of Social Media. (Revised March 2012)
- Regulated Products Handbook (pdf)
A guide for manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers on procedures relating to the enforcement of standards and regulations issued under Acts administered by the Commission.
Section 1115.13(d) - FULL REPORT INFORMATION
Recall Information
Regulatory Summaries in Plain Language
Reports and Conference Proceedings
- Public Stakeholder Roundtable: Development & Implementation of Outreach Plan
- Brand X Car Seat Consumer Recall Focus Groups (pdf)
- Computer Battery Consumer Recall Focus Groups (pdf)
- Second U.S.-Sino Safety Summit: Importer Responsibilities (pdf)
- Second U.S.-Sino Safety Summit: Product Working Group plans (pdf)
- FY2006 Recalls and Corrective Actions Announced for Toys and Other Children's Products
- 2006 ISPA EXPO 1633 Presentation given on February 28, 2006 (pdf)
- Presentations from the Understanding the Poison Prevention Packaging Act workshop held on March 16, 2005
- A Working Model for Retailer Reporting Under Section 15 (February 2005) (pdf)
- FY 2005 Recalls and Corrective Actions for Toys and Children's Products (October 2005) (pdf) (also, archive of previous years' reports)
- Recall Effectiveness Meeting #1: "Motivating Consumers to Respond to Recalls", May 15, 2003 (pdf)
- Recall Effectiveness Meeting #2: "New Tools for Recall Effectiveness", July 25, 2003 (pdf) and PowerPoint Presentation from that meeting (pdf)
- Recall Effectiveness Meeting #3: "Measuring Recall Effectiveness", September 9, 2003 (pdf)
- Recall Notification Effectiveness using Electronic Credit Card Databases (December 10, 2001) (pdf)
- Toy Premium Conference Proceedings (January 9, 2001)
- Bringing Standards Together: An International Framework (July 18, 1995) (pdf)
- Safety Sells Conference (March 28, 1995)
- Regulatory Reform Initiative: Summary Report
Test Manuals
Other Testing/Reviewing
Other Guidance
