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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Virtual Product Responsibility Summit

Webinar | 09.14.20, 7:10 AM EDT - 8:10 AM EDT

Agency Alphabet Soup: CDC, CBP, CPSC, DOT, EPA, FDA, FTC, OSHA, TSA
The Who. The What. The Why.


Cheri Falvey will be moderating a panel of government agency experts in navigating the requirements for distributing personal protective equipment and disinfectants during the pandemic. This session will explain the various regulatory bodies that have some level of oversight on promotional products businesses and identify what they do and how they interact with the industry. The ever-popular PPE category will be used to illustrate the challenges of multiple regulatory jurisdictions.


Moderator:
Cheryl Falvey, Crowell and Moring

Panelists: Lesley Fair, U.S. Fair Trade Commission; Dan Solis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Diane Isbell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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