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North American Consumer Product Safety BRC ATP/Certification Body Conference January 2009
North American Consumer Product Safety
BRC ATP/Certification Body ConferenceJanuary 2009
Who is RILA?• Retail Industry Leaders Association
• Trade association based in Washington, DC
• Service retailers and select product suppliers
What Does RILA Do?• Government Affairs
• Retail Operations
• Membership and Marketing
RILA Members• The largest….
RILA Members• The fastest growing…
RILA Members• The most innovative…
External Influences• High profile media safety incidents in 2007/2008• Congress overhauled the CPSC in Summer 2008 and
introduced strict new standards for children's products
• Consumer advocacy groups on heightened vigilance and emboldened by new law
• Increased use of sub-contractors for components in the manufacturing process, adding further product safety risk
• New product certifications being introduced (e.g. TIA and CPSIA)
• Further product safety legislation and regulations for consumer products are expected
Internal Trends•Retailers implementing tighter controls•Product safety integrated into holistic risk
management approaches•Retailers increasing the profile of risk
management and product safety within the enterprise and reporting hierarchy
•Retailers are working together•Retailers are taking a proactive approach to
regulations and legislation
Examples of Product Safety Issues
RILA Product Safety Vision
To proactively protect consumers and retail brands by partnering with suppliers to adopt and implement
industry-wide, global safety standards, while advocating effective legislation and regulatory compliance.
Special Announcement…
….not even to the press yet!!
2009 Business GoalsMission: Determine the future direction and content of global consumer product safety standards for suppliers of consumer products sold in North America
Develop North American consumer
product safety standards
infrastructure
1 Adapt existing BRC global
standards and sector-specific standards for
North American markets
2 Develop new global and
sector- specific consumer
product safety standards
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Thank you!
My contact information:
Casey ChroustSr. Vice President, Retail Operations
