Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened consumer product safety standards and enforcement, particularly for children's products, by imposing stricter testing, certification, and limits on hazardous substances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CPSIA | 1 |
| Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act | 1 |
| Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3245814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Context triple: [Consumer Product Safety Act provisions, amendedBy, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008]
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Consumer Product Safety Act provisions
The Consumer Product Safety Act provisions are a set of U.S. federal laws that establish safety standards, regulatory authority, and enforcement mechanisms to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products.
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B.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a 2016 U.S. law that modernized federal chemical regulation by strengthening safety reviews and oversight of chemicals used in commerce.
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C.
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 is a U.S. law that expanded the FDA’s authority over drug and device safety, clinical trials, and post-market surveillance, while enhancing transparency and user fee programs.
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D.
Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011
The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 is a major U.S. law that shifted the nation’s food safety system toward preventing contamination rather than responding to outbreaks, expanding the FDA’s regulatory and enforcement powers over the food supply.
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E.
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that governs and authorizes major food assistance programs, including what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Target entity description: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened consumer product safety standards and enforcement, particularly for children's products, by imposing stricter testing, certification, and limits on hazardous substances.
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A.
Consumer Product Safety Act provisions
The Consumer Product Safety Act provisions are a set of U.S. federal laws that establish safety standards, regulatory authority, and enforcement mechanisms to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products.
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B.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a 2016 U.S. law that modernized federal chemical regulation by strengthening safety reviews and oversight of chemicals used in commerce.
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C.
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 is a U.S. law that expanded the FDA’s authority over drug and device safety, clinical trials, and post-market surveillance, while enhancing transparency and user fee programs.
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D.
Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011
The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 is a major U.S. law that shifted the nation’s food safety system toward preventing contamination rather than responding to outbreaks, expanding the FDA’s regulatory and enforcement powers over the food supply.
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E.
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that governs and authorizes major food assistance programs, including what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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consumer protection law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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linked to:
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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| amends |
Consumer Product Safety Act
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linked to:
Consumer Product Safety Act provisions
Federal Hazardous Substances Act ⓘ Flammable Fabrics Act ⓘ Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
importers of consumer products
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manufacturers of consumer products ⓘ retailers of consumer products ⓘ |
| contains |
Title I – Children’s Product Safety
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Title II – Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform ⓘ Title III – Import Safety ⓘ Title IV – Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ whistleblower protections for employees reporting product safety violations ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| databaseName | SaferProducts.gov ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enhances | recall authority of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ |
| establishes | public consumer product safety information database ⓘ |
| focusesOn | children’s products ⓘ |
| imposes |
limits on lead content in children’s products
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limits on phthalates in certain children’s toys and child care articles ⓘ stricter penalties for violations of consumer product safety laws ⓘ |
| increases |
civil penalties for consumer product safety violations
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criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalCitation | Public Law 110-314 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve safety of children’s products
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to reduce exposure to hazardous substances in consumer products ⓘ to strengthen consumer product safety standards and enforcement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
product recalls
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toy safety ⓘ |
| requires |
certificates of conformity based on testing or a reasonable testing program
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certification of compliance for covered products ⓘ mandatory safety standards for durable infant and toddler products ⓘ periodic testing plans for continued compliance ⓘ third-party testing for certain children’s products ⓘ tracking labels on children’s products and packaging ⓘ |
| scope | consumer products distributed in commerce in the United States ⓘ |
| sets |
lead paint limit of 90 parts per million
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maximum total lead content of 100 parts per million in accessible parts of children’s products ⓘ |
| shortName | CPSIA ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2008-08-14 ⓘ |
| strengthens | enforcement authority of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consumer product safety standards
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hazardous substances in consumer products ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Description of subject: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened consumer product safety standards and enforcement, particularly for children's products, by imposing stricter testing, certification, and limits on hazardous substances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Consumer Product Safety Act provisions
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amendedBy
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
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linked to: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
linked to: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008