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Categories Amazon, Compliance Program, FTC

100% Bamboo: Why textile sellers need to care about product labeling and the FTC

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Read about the four national retailers agree pay penalties totaling 126 million “The companies have agreed to pay the following civil penalties to settle the FTC’s charges: Sears ($475,000), Amazon ($455,000), Macy’s ($250,000), and Leon Max ($80,000).  The penalties reflect how long the companies continued to sell mislabeled textiles after receiving an FTC warning letter … Read more

Categories Compliance Program, CPSC

The Impact of Increasing Civil Penalties on Building Your Compliance Program

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At the end of April, Black & Decker agreed to a sizable civil penalty for failing to report unsafe electric lawnmowers within the required 24 hours. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/2015/Black-and-Decker-Agrees-to-1575-Million-Dollar-Civil-Penalty-Internal-Compliance-Program-for-Failure-to-Report-Defective-Lawnmowers/ “Black & Decker’s persistent inability to follow these vital product safety reporting laws calls into question their commitment to the safety of their customers. They have a lot … Read more