Business takes aimat proposed new rules Sep 19, 2009
Booth said the butcher advertising campaign was reminiscent of the way the Chamber waged a 1977 campaign against the creation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Chamber s effort failed, and the product safety commission has since become an integral part of American life, exemplified by its warnings about small toys that could choke babies. (Boston Globe)
PET HEALTH: Tennis balls get bad marks for lead from watchdog group Sep 18, 2009
One-quarter of all pet products had detectable levels of lead, including 7% with levels higher than 300 ppm -- the current Consumer Product Safety Commission standard for lead in children's products. For tips on reducing and managing lead exposure in pets, visit. (USA Today -- Life)
Brushing Up On Money-Saving Painting Tips Sep 18, 2009
According to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) document titled What You Need to Know About Lead Poisoning, "Despite laws established in the 1970s to make people aware of the dangers of lead and its poisonous effects, lead poisoning in children remains a common, yet preventable, environmental health problem in the United States." Heavily-leaded paint is in about two-thirds of homes built prior to 1940 and one-half of homes built from 1940 to 1960, according to the US Consumer Product... (RealtyTimes)
Residents plead for action in town hall meeting on Chinese drywall Sep 18, 2009
When Quinn asked "how many in this room have received denial letters from insurers, nearly everyone in the council chambers raised their hands. When she then asked has anyone had any coverage from their insurer, not a single hand was raised. A Florida attorney, well versed on the issue, urged those affected to file complaints with the federal government s Consumer Product Safety Commission. "There's probably 40,000 [contaminated drywall cases] in the country, but we only have 1,100 filed, said... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Faulty pole forces new Weymouth High School game plan Sep 18, 2009
School officials were notified the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Aug. 24 ... The Consumer Product Safety Commission has confirmed nine incidents in which Whitco Company LP poles installed from about 2000 through 2006 fell, an online commission memo reported ... Additional information about the pole warning issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission is available at the agency website s at www. (Weymouth News, MA)
Court-ordered drywall inspections begin Sep 12, 2009
To date, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has documented 1,174 reports of defective drywall from residents in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Related Subjects. (The Palm Beach Post)
"It's Like Handing a Child a Loaded Gun" -- Rise in ATV Injuries and Deaths Prompts Warnings From Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Trauma Specialists Sep 12, 2009
This accounts for 27 percent of all children's injuries and 20 percent of children's fatalities, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Adults are not immune to ATV injuries. (Primezone Releases)
Garage Sales Could Land You In Jail Sep 12, 2009
The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wascreated in 1972 when Republican President Richard Nixon signed legislation creatingthe bureaucracy that has become in many respects the poster child for the Nanny State. Last year, another Republican President, George W. Bush, signed legislation (the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act ) that significantly increased the power of the CPSC. This federal regulatory and enforcement agency is nowempoweredto monitor even garage... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Official: Chinese drywall probe is "vigorous" Sep 11, 2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says a probe into allegedly defective Chinese drywall is alive and well. Commission head Inez Tenenbaum told congressmen on Thursday that her agency is "pouring a record amount of money and manpower toward the goal of helping affected families.". (KSLA.com, LA)
Proposed agency for consumer protection faces fierce debate Sep 9, 2009
Even the Consumer Product Safety Commission has come under fire for failing to protect consumers, as it did in the controversy over toxic toys and other imports from China. Bank regulatory agencies have other priorities. (USA Today -- Money)
Protect Young Backs From Too Much Weight Sep 9, 2009
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3,300 students were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries related to backpacks in 1998. Simmons College professor Shelly Goodgold found that 55 percent of fifth- through eighth-grade students she surveyed carry backpacks weighing more than 15 percent of their body weight. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Stores fined for selling drawstring sweatshirts Sep 9, 2009
Children's sweatshirts or jackets with drawstrings create a strangulation hazard that can result in serious injury or death, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission identified the companies as. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Everything you wanted to know about Labor Day ... Sep 8, 2009
Here are some tips for safe grilling from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. If you have a gas grill. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Official: Mattel Fined $2.3 Million For Toy Hazard Jun 6, 2009
Penalty Highest Ever For CPSC Regulated Product Violation ... "These highly publicized toy recalls helped spur congressional action last year to strengthen CPSC and make even stricter the ban on lead paint on toys," said the commission's acting chairman Thomas Moore ... "This penalty should serve notice to toy makers that CPSC is committed to the safety of children.". (KIRO TV, WA)
