ISPA EXPO

Picture a Saturday in early December, deep in the holiday shopping season that brings in a large share of your annual revenue. A state inspector is walking the home decor aisles and checks the registry number on a plush throw pillow’s law label against the state’s records. The manufacturer’s registration lapsed two months ago, so... read more

A product that sailed through approval last year can raise new questions this year, and nothing about the product changed. The difference is often a new supervisor, a new interpretation, or a state seeing a product for the first time. That’s because regulation of stuffed article laws is always subject to departmental enforcement. Here at... read more