>Elsewhere in consumerland, the product is sold, and independent testing is performed on off-the-shelf samples Not true. Do you really think I can start legal

>Elsewhere in consumerland, the product is sold, and independent testing is performed on off-the-shelf samples Not true. Do you really think I can start legally marketing a car seat or a crib without safety testing it first? Wrong. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/ http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certi... Federal law requires manufacturers and importers to test many consumer products for compliance with consumer product safety requirements. Based on passing test results, the manufacturer or importer must certify the consumer product as compliant with the applicable consumer product safety requirements in a written certificate that it must provide to retailers, distributors and, upon request, to the government.