Steptoe's global consumer products team assists preeminent US and foreign companies involved in manufacturing, importing, and distributing consumer products. Steptoe lawyers specifically help companies dealing with investigations and proceedings before the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as well as in proceedings before other federal and state consumer agencies.
Steptoe assists clients with:
- Product development, testing, operations, and approval
- Product safety programs and product liability avoidance
- Compliance and recall advice including crisis management, voluntary corrective action plans, and Fast Track recall programs
- Recall implementation
- Government reporting requirements including Section 15 reports
- Enforcement matters under a range of statutes and regulatory programs
The team is closely integrated with Steptoe's products liability and class action practices, which permits us to move directly from the agency arena into court to defend the same products when they are the subject of litigation. Steptoe lawyers monitor litigation, understand the way agencies operate, and work with them, the investigators, and courts to achieve favorable results for our clients. Our many appearances in front of the Commission staff allow us to anticipate the issues that arise with frequency during a CPSC investigation, and we can assist companies through a triage response to work through the process effectively and efficiently.
News & Publications
Press Releases
Steptoe Secures California Proposition 65 Win on Behalf of Client Gulf Pacific Rice
March 19, 2024
Media Mentions
December 1, 2023
Client Alerts
Proposed Rule Subjects Digital Payments to CFPB Oversight
November 14, 2023
By: Alan Cohn, Andrew Owens, Coy Garrison, Evan T. Abrams, Sophia Breggia, Vito Arethusa
Press Releases
October 11, 2023
California Consumer Chemicals Law Blog
The Impact of the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act (H.R. 4288) on Proposition 65
October 10, 2023
Client Alerts
February 9, 2023
Client Alerts
State of the States: PFAS Food Packaging Bans and Restrictions
December 29, 2022
By: Joan Baughan, Joseph Dages, Jessica Cooper, Ph.D., Carly Rolph
Press Releases
Steptoe Adds UK and EU Chemicals & Environmental Lawyer Simon Tilling to Brussels and London Offices
October 6, 2021
Events
Seminars & Events
Advertising and Consumer Protection Legal Forum
May 9, 2024
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Eric Berman, Daniel Blynn, Ruxandra Cana, Tod Cohen, Christopher R. Fredrich, Surya Kundu, Joseph McClure, Stephen J. Newman, Jeff Potts, Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov, Daniel C. Rubenstein, Julia B. Strickland, Emily Tifft
Webinars
A Primer on the EU Consultation Regarding New Hazard Classes under the EU CLP Regulation
October 12, 2022
Speakers: Ruxandra Cana, Eléonore Mullier