Product quality and safety has always been a priority for Barnes & Noble and our subsidiaries (“Barnes & Noble”) and, as new and complex safety standards emerge, we count on our suppliers and manufacturers to provide products that meet or exceed all applicable safety requirements.
As many of you are aware, in August 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), along with other directives and amendments, enacted new requirements related to lead paint, lead content, phthalates and tracking labels for products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years old or younger. (For more details on the CPSIA go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html.)
It is important to note that certain non-children’s products also require compliance to standards specific to that product and we depend on you to maintain knowledge of and comply with all safety standards for your products.
To that extent, we have developed a new Vendor and Product Compliance program (the “Barnes & Noble Compliance Program”) to ensure that we continue to provide high quality, safe products to our customers.
Barnes & Noble Vendor Compliance
In connection with the Barnes & Noble Compliance Program, we have posted our Vendor Compliance Certification Form on our website for those vendors who supply product to or manufacture product for Barnes & Noble. By signing the Vendor Compliance Certification Form and/or by accepting and fulfilling any order for products, you represent and warrant that you, your contractors, and subcontractors comply with all requirements in the Barnes & Noble Vendor Code of Conduct and the Vendor Compliance Certification Form, and that all products you supply to or manufacture for Barnes & Noble meet and will continue to meet any applicable safety laws, rules and regulations.
Barnes & Noble Product Compliance
As of April 1, 2010, Barnes & Noble will require certification on all manufactured or supplied children’s products and regulated non-children's products. Vendors that supply or manufacture these products for Barnes & Noble are required to maintain a General Certificate of Compliance (GCC) for each applicable product and to make it available to Barnes & Noble immediately upon request.
Suppliers
Vendors who supply children’s products or regulated non-children’s products are expected to maintain a GCC based on third-party testing by an accredited lab.
Barnes & Noble Proprietary Manufacturers
Vendors who manufacture proprietary children’s products or regulated non-children’s products for Barnes & Noble are expected to maintain a GCC of raw materials based on a reasonable testing program.
For more details on the General Compliance Certification, please view the Product Certification Requirements.
Please refer to this page often for updates to the Vendor and Product Compliance program. Please make sure all appropriate personnel in your organization understand these requirements. Also, get answers to Product Compliance Frequently Asked Questions. If you do not find the answer to your question, you may send your queries to Compliance@bn.com.
Thank you in advance for your prompt return of the required certification.
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Product Compliance Department
Compliance@bn.com |
