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Contact: Amber Butler
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SanMar Announces CPSIA Search Web Tool

Seattle, WA; May 1, 2009—SanMar® Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, this month released an online tool, GCC Search, in order to provide distributors with ready access to General Conformity Certificates (GCC) for SanMar’s private label products, in compliance with the new federal law Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

Enacted in August 2008, the CPSIA sets out new testing and documentation requirements, including a requirement that all importers and U.S. manufacturers of products subject to the CPSIA create General Conformity Certificates for certain products manufactured after Nov. 12, 2008. A GCC lists the federal safety laws that apply to a given product, certifies that the product complies with all such laws, and provides information regarding third-party testing.

“We take this new legislation very seriously,” says Melissa Nelson, SanMar General Counsel, who is overseeing CPSIA compliance for SanMar. “We conduct regular testing of all products subject to CPSIA that we import and are fully compliant with the new product safety law. Our ability to make that information available in our GCC Search gives our customers an effective tool to receive vital product safety information.”

As part of our commitment to social responsibility, SanMar has opted to allow open access to the GCC Search tool, to maintain transparency to all industry participants, including end users. To learn more about SanMar’s commitment to product safety and to view GCC Search, visit www.sanmar.com/productsafety.

SanMar® Corporation is a leading supplier of wholesale apparel and accessories including Nike Golf, Tiger Woods Collection, PING® Collection, OGIO®, Red House™, New Era®, Port Authority®, Port & Company®, District Threads®, CornerStone™, Sport-Tek® and Precious Cargo™. A family owned and operated business since 1971, SanMar is based in Seattle, WA with six national distribution centers.

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