State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr.
May 7, 2008
Crisco Lends Support to New Product Safety Bill For Children
Senator Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge) joined the Senate in giving final approval to a bill that bans children's toys and other products if they fail to comply with stricter limits for lead and prohibits the sale of items marketed for children under 16 years old that contain asbestos. It also calls for the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to post on the agency's Web site a list the banned articles that contain hazardous substances.
The bill amending the Child Protection Safety Act requires DCP to implement the following provisions within available appropriations:
- Adopt regulations phasing in stricter limits for lead in children's products and warning labels on consumer products;
- Compile a list of toys and other articles that are intended for use by children and that are banned hazardous substances and post it on the agency's website.
- Compile a list of other toxic substances in consultation with the commissioners of the departments of Public Health (DPH) and Environmental Protection (DEP).
- Compile, and from time to time amend, a list of safer alternatives to the above substances.
- Develop a certificate of disposition for retailers and wholesalers to account for any children's product that is subject to a recall or voluntary corrective action.
"This is another positive effort to avoid children in Connecticut from coming into contact with potentially dangerous toys and other products," said Senator Crisco. "These stricter limits on lead in products and a new list to increase awareness about banned hazardous substances will help provide more safety of our children."
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