The CPSIA regulates the safety of consumer products, including furniture, by setting standards for lead content, flammability, and other potential hazards to protect consumers, especially children, from dangerous products and requires manufacturers to certify that products meet these standards through testing and documentation. (2008). It sets standards for lead content, flammability, and other potential hazards to protect consumers, especially children, from dangerous products, requires manufacturers to certify that products meet these standards through testing and documentation. (2008). Compliance helps ensure customer safety and trust in the brand.

California Proposition 65, officially the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, affecting product labeling and marketing strategies. (1986). It impacts labeling and marketing strategies, requiring MINE to inform consumers about potential exposure to harmful chemicals in their furniture products.

The Lacey Act Amendment of 2008 prohibits the import, export, sale, or purchase of plants and plant products taken in violation of any U.S. or foreign law, requiring companies to exercise due care in sourcing wood and plant-based materials for furniture, which affects sourcing practices and supply chain management. (2008). This act impacts sourcing practices and supply chain management, requiring companies to exercise due care in sourcing wood and plant-based materials for furniture.