Impact of New Federal and State Safety Legislation on the Consumer Products, Toy, and Furniture Industries" + HKTDC Service Workshop

A special presentation by Mr. Leeton Lee of Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.

Wednesday, 24 September 2008
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Prebles Rooms, Lobby Level
Pacific Palm Conference Resort
One Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry, CA 91744

The new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), signed by President Bush in August, is considered the most comprehensive overhaul of U.S. consumer product safety laws since the 1970's. The proposed Toy Industry Association "Toy Safety Certification Program" (TSCP) will be a mandatory certification program for the toy and children's products industry. The new CARB Rule for reducing formaldehyde emissions in composite wood products will apply to many furniture and other wood products sold in California.

The program featured a special presentation by Mr. Leeton Lee of Specialized Technology Resources on the impact of this new legislation on the consumer products, toy, and furniture industries, and a workshop about the services offered by HKTDC including business matching service, free supplier referral, online sourcing, trade publications, and trade fairs in Hong Kong will follow. The event was attended by over 80 guests.

Leeton Lee has been a licensed California attorney for 20 years and has served as in-house legal counsel for major corporations such as The Walt Disney Company, Sega GameWorks and Equity Marketing. He is the President of the Toy Association of Southern California ("TASC"), and serves on various corporate and non-profit boards and advisory committees. Leeton is a business development executive for Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. ("STR"), a global company that provides safety and quality assurance testing, inspection, auditing and social compliance services to the toy, apparel, footwear, electronics, food, furniture and other industries throughout Asia, No. America and Europe.

He has devoted most of his legal career to the area of product safety and quality, and has unique expertise in developing quality assurance and legal compliance programs, implementing product safety recalls and resolving sensitive public relations matters and product liability claims. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA and a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA. Press clipping: Sing Tao Los Angeles - September 25, 2008 (Click here to view) .

For inquiries, please contact:
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Tel: (213)-622-3194 | Email: los.angeles.office@tdc.org.hk