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We send these alerts at the end of each business day. CPSC posts most recalls on Twitter at the same time that we post the recall online. While at CPSC, Kaye has done extensive work to minimize brain and head injuries resulting from youth football.
These batteries are often swallowed by children, resulting in severe chemical burns. They have two sons, Noah and Ethan. Howsare, Mondaq. Statement to Senate Commerce Committee pdf. Of the many local officials who backed Obama over Clinton, Inez Moore Tenenbaum was the first major state Democrat to endorse his campaign and help him secure the South Carolina primary. This connection, more than anything else, explains why Tenenbaum—a former state school superintendent with no real background in consumer protection—was chosen to take over the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC.
Main Menu. Back to Departments Back to Independent Agencies. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Overview: The U. History: Prior to the establishment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC , the federal government relied on a mixture of laws and agencies to protect consumers from faulty products. The Federal Hazardous Substances Act of pdf required warning labels to be placed on dangerous products. No single agency was responsible for enforcing these laws. In the National Commission on Product Safety was organized to study the state of goods sold in American markets from a safety standpoint.
The commission also recommended proposals for general product safety legislation. Sent to President George W. The law established new requirements for the testing and manufacture of various products, and set limits for the amounts of certain substances that can be used in manufacturing. It also increased both the budget of the CPSC and the penalties for violations of the law.
Some controversy has surrounded the law, with critics charging that business owners not responsible for products found to be in violation of the law could be forced to suffer harmful financial consequences, such as in the case of recalls. The site— SaferProducts. The successful launch of the database overcame Republican Congressional attempts to defund it. The commission develops standards, some of which are mandatory for industry to meet. CPSC enforces these mandatory standards and in some cases bans consumer products if no feasible standard would adequately protect the public from harm.
The commission can order recalls of products or arrange for their repair. Conducting research on potential product hazards is another responsibility of the commission, along with informing and educating consumers through the media, state and local governments, private organizations, and by responding to consumer inquiries. The CPSC is headed by five commissioners nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate for staggered seven-year terms.
If the commission has a vacancy, it cannot issue new rules or penalties against companies. The CPSC also runs the National Injury Information Clearinghouse , which disseminates statistics and information relating to the prevention of death and injury associated with consumer products. Each year the clearinghouse responds to 6, requests for information from the public. From the data collected, estimates are made of the numbers of injuries associated with consumer products and treated in hospital emergency departments.
Data is collected on a broad range of injury-related issues, covering hundreds of product categories, and provides national estimates of the number and severity of product-related injuries.
The Safety Review monthly newsletter is an e-newsletter offering an in-depth look at hazards associated with home and recreational products. National Injury Information Clearinghouse.
The top four contractors are:. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Immixgroup Inc. Controversies: Commissioner Nord Riles Democrats A holdover from the Bush administration, commissioner Nancy Nord has been a constant thorn in the sides of Democrats and consumer advocates. She has been criticized for repeatedly fighting against increasing the budget of the CPSC and other reforms advocated by those on the left.
In the fall of , Congress was prepared to expand the powers and size of the commission following a rash of high-profile failures by the CPSC to protect the public from dangerous toys and other products. Nord also opposed provisions that would increase the maximum penalties for safety violations and make it easier for the government to make public reports of faulty products, protect industry whistle-blowers and prosecute executives of companies that willfully violate laws.
She also was critical of a provision to ban lead from all toys, saying it was not practical. In , Democrats called for Nord to be kicked off the commission.
Pelosi then asked President Obama to demand that she leave. Obama remained neutral and Nord remained on the commission. For example, cars, trucks and motorcycles are covered by the Department of Transportation; food, drugs and cosmetics are covered by the Food and Drug Administration; and alcohol, tobacco and firearms are within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Treasury. The link you selected is for a destination outside of the Federal Government.
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What We Do CPSC works to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths from consumer products by: developing voluntary standards with industry issuing and enforcing mandatory standards ; banning consumer products if no standard would adequately protect the public obtaining the recall of products and arranging for their repair, replacement or a refund conducting research on potential product hazards informing and educating consumers through the media, state and local governments, private organizations, and by responding to consumer inquiries.
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