At 63 pages, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is a hefty piece of legislation with wide-reaching (and sometimes unexpected) effects on the consumer product and toy manufacturing, import and retail industry and the consumers who purchase its products.. The underlying subject matter of the Act is complex, and the Act is therefore dense and at times confounding and frustrating. The Act was amended this summer to address some of the industry’s concerns. We at AMM are launching this blog to provide a forum for sharing insights, and we hope to generate some interesting discussions that will benefit our readers.