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PRODUCT SAFETY REGULATION

Congress boosted consumer product safety regulations after high profile recalls of imported toys in 2007. But some say new laws taking effect threaten small businesses with burdensome safety tests for materials previously considered safe. This topic tracks the latest on consumer product safety regulations.

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Accelerate the Identification of Standards Critical to Product Designmore

Standards help engineers ensure quality, reliability and safety, but finding the right, most useful standards can be a...

Study Underscores Challenges Companies Face Accessing and Leveraging S...more

Survey explores organizations' ability to manage ever-increasing product development information flowing inside &...

The Invisible Bicycle Helmetmore

Design students Anna and Terese took on a giant challenge as an exam project. Something no one had done before.

18 Examples Of The Nanny State Gone Wildmore

America has been overrun by control freaks. Once upon a time the United States was considered to be "the land of...

Designing Innovation – Can Government Help?more

Can government help companies innovate, or do they tend to get in the way instead? The answer is that often regulations...

Lenovo Recalls Computers Due to Fire Hazardmore

Beware --- A defect in an internal component in the power supply of the computer can overheat and pose a fire hazard.

Abou MasterCard's BRAM programmemore

With the financial recession in high gear, it is inportant to remember the BRAM (Business Risk Assessetment and...

BOB Stroller Recall Highlights Risks of Choking Hazards for all Childr...more

In February 2011, BOB Trailers recalled its jogging strollers because of a strangulation risk caused by a drawstring on...

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Campaignmore

Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet an...

Surprise Toxins In Your Homemore

Did you know the chemicals you are using to keep your home neat and tidy could actually be causing damage to your...

CPSC Alert: Counterfeit Smoke Alarms Distributed In Atlantamore

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers in the Atlanta area...

U.S. recalls 1 million swimming-pool drain coversmore

trapped and drowning. In announcing the recall of 1 million pool and spa drain covers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

Recall of pool drain covers could spoil holiday funmore

that they should not open this Memorial Day weekend because of concerns over potentially deadly drain covers.

CPSC Warns Memorial Day Weekend Among The Deadliest Holidays For ATV R...more

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders to...

AMA Family Capitol Hill Climb Rally Urges Lawmakers To Support Kids' O...more

Want to Ride Act. The bill is intended to exclude kid-sized machines that were inadvertently ensnared in the Consumer...

Drain cover recall may close many public pools across U.S.more

underwater and drowning. In announcing the recall of 1 million pool and spa drain covers, the U.S. Consumer Product...

Waterway Plastics Recalls Certain Drain Covers Due To Incorrect Rating...more

Covers Pose Possible Entrapment Hazard to Swimmers WASHINGTON, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.

Drain cover recall may close many public poolsmore

of suction from improperly covered drains in hot tubs and pools in hotels, park districts and backyards.

CPSC, U.S Olympian Hold Pool Safely Press Event To Release New Drownin...more

territories have already been reported by the media in the first five months of 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

Battle for CFPB heats upmore

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to set up a system to accept consumer complaints and publish them .

CPSC Head to Weigh New Table-Saw Rulesmore

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Battle heats up over future of consumer agencymore

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to set up a system to accept consumer complaints and publish them The...

Most Dangerous Object in the Office: Lawn Dartsmore

like horseshoes but played with pointy, foot-long, plastic-and- metal projectiles. It should be a national pastime, but...

Trimmers, edgers, blowers and more recalledmore

million power tools for the yard are being recalled because of a potential fire or burn danger.The Consumer Product...

Dorel aims to adapt race car design for baby seatsmore

recalled nearly 500,000 wooden bunk beds sold at Walmart, Kmart and Target stores after the U.S. Consumer Product...

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