Sec. 15. Unsafe children's products; prohibition.

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(a)On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, remanufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce a children's product that is unsafe.

(b)A children's product is deemed to be unsafe for purposes of this Act only if it meets any of the following criteria:

(1)It does not conform to all applicable federal laws and regulations setting forth

standards for the children's product.

(2)It has been recalled for any reason by or in cooperation with an agency of the

federal government or the product's manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, or importer and the recall has not been rescinded.

(3)An agency of the federal government or the product's manufacturer, wholesaler,

distributor, or importer has issued a warning that a specific product's intended use constitutes a safety hazard and the warning has not been rescinded.

(b-5) The Department of Public Health shall do the following:

(1)Maintain and update a comprehensive list of children's products that have been

identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in subdivisions

(1)through

(3)of subsection (b).

(2)Update the comprehensive list within 24 hours after a children's product has been

identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in subsection (b).

(3)Make the comprehensive list available to the public at no cost and post it on the

Internet. The Internet posting shall provide a link to www.recalls.gov or its successor and shall otherwise make available a link to the specific recall notice or warning concerning the children's product that has been recalled or for which a warning has been issued. The Department must review and update these links on a regular basis.

(4)Include information regarding the comprehensive list of unsafe children's products

maintained under this Section in regular publications or mailings such as those sent to persons including, but not limited to: pediatricians; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

(WIC)clinics; and local health departments.

(c)A crib is presumed to be unsafe for purposes of this Act if it does not conform to the standards endorsed or established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including but not limited to Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the standards endorsed or established by ASTM International, as follows:

(1)Part 1508 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any regulations adopted

to amend or supplement the regulations.

(2)Part 1509 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any regulations adopted

to amend or supplement the regulations.

(3)Part 1303 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any regulations adopted

to amend or supplement the regulations.

(4)The following standards and specifications of ASTM International for corner posts

of baby cribs and structural integrity of baby cribs:

(A)ASTM F 966 (corner post standard).

(B)ASTM F 1169 (structural integrity of full-size baby cribs).

(C)ASTM F 406 (non-full-size cribs).

The Department of Public Health shall make the requirements set forth in this subsection

(c)available to the public.

(d)(Blank.)

(e)An unsafe children's product, as determined pursuant to subdivisions (1), (2), and

(3)of subsection

(b)of this Section 15, may be retrofitted if the retrofit has been approved by the agency of the federal government issuing the recall or warning or the agency responsible for approving the retrofit is different from the agency issuing the recall or warning. A retrofitted children's product may be sold if it is accompanied at the time of sale by a notice declaring that it is safe to use for a child under age 9. The notice shall include:

(1)a description of the original problem which made the recalled product unsafe;

(2)a description of the retrofit which explains how the original problem was eliminated and declaring that it is now safe to use for a child under age 9; and

(3)the name and address of the commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler who accomplished the retrofit certifying that the work was done along with the name and model number of the product retrofitted. The commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler is responsible for ensuring that the notice is present with the retrofitted product at the time of sale. A retrofit is exempt from this Act if:

(i)the retrofit is for a children's product that requires assembly by the consumer, the

approved retrofit is provided with the product by the commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler, and the retrofit is accompanied at the time of sale by instructions explaining how to apply the retrofit; or

(ii)the seller of a previously unsold product accomplishes the repair, approved or

recommended by an agency of the federal government, prior to sale.