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CPSC Coalition Activities

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) plans to address several items in 2017.
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Sandra Spence
March 1, 2017
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SGCDpro Washington Liaison Walt Sanders attended a December 2016 meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Coalition. He assembled the following notes on the meeting.
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Legislative Update for Ceramic and Glass Decorating

SGCDpro Legislative and Regulatory Liaison Sandra Spence provides an update of recent events.
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Sandra Spence
October 3, 2016
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President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act on June 22, marking the first major overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 40 years. The president called the legislation “proof that Washington can function despite intense polarization.” He praised both chemicals industry groups and environmentalists for achieving consensus despite their usual differences of opinion.
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Deco '16 Returns to the East Coast

New officers were installed at SGCDpro's annual meeting of members.
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Sandra Spence
August 1, 2016
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Deco ’16 kicked off April 16 in Baltimore, Md., marking the show’s first return to the East Coast since 2002 when the group met in Washington, D.C. Approximately 150 decorators and suppliers attended the three-day conference, which featured a keynote speech by Colonel Danny McKnight, Ret. U.S. Army. McKnight, who took part in the Battle of Mogadishu, which was chronicled in the movie Black Hawk Down, discussed leadership and his newly released book.


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Ceramic Decorating: SGCDpro Reminds Members of FDA Issues

The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorated Products shares details regarding several regulatory/legislative issues.
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Sandra Spence
October 1, 2014
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The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorated Products (SGCDpro) members who are also members of the Crystal Federation may have received a letter from that group’s legal counsel regarding the proper labeling of dinnerware with respect to lead content.


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