"Not only will the Testing Rule impose substantial costs on consumers, it may slow or stop the pace of innovation in the design and manufacturing of children's products. As our staff explained, impacted companies may 'forgo or delay implementing improvement to products' design or manufacturing processes in order to avoid the costs of third party testing.' Forgone innovation could even include ways to make products safer. So, in order to test to today's safety standards, we may force companies to put off or abandon tomorrow's safety improvements," Nord continued.
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.