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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.

Product Safety Regulation is part of Business Exchange, suggested by John Tozzi. This topic contains 424 news and 82 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Product Safety Regulation. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Product Safety Regulation from like-minded professionals.

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You won’t believe the stuff that’s recalledmore

consumer guide We got a lukewarm response when we urged readers to sign up for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

Under Armour recalls athletic cupsmore

cups breaking and one report of injury, which involved cuts and bruising. Under Armour and the U.S. Consumer Product...

Former EPA Official Calls for New Environmental & Consumer Protect...more

far-fetched,' says David Rejeski, the director of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. 'Today, agencies like EPA...

Women's Chenille Robes Recalled by Blair Due to Burn Hazardmore

WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the...

Explaining China's Quality Control Problemsmore

to China would be the equivalent of jumping back to the 19th century to a time that predated consumer product safety.

Toaster Oven/Broilers Recalled by Haier America Due to Burn or Electri...more

/PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named...

Toys and childcare items top danger listmore

commission said, and that European consumers are better protected today than before. It claimed European businesses in...

May Is National Electrical Safety Monthmore

electrical fires, injuries, and fatalities in the home and the workplace. Established in 1994 by the U.S.

Senseo One-Cup Coffeemakers Recalled by Philips Consumer Lifestyle Due...more

/PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named...

The Big Money: Gymboree's painmore

a slowing economy, confusing regulations, and an overly hasty response from the company. When Congress passed the new...

Business news in briefmore

drawstrings can get caught in objects and cause children to be trapped or strangled. In May 2006, the Consumer Product...

25,000 playpens recalled due to risk of rails collapsingmore

online at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Kohls.com from March 2005 through January of this year. The Consumer Product...

U.S. Labor Department's OSHA orders Southern Air Inc. to withdraw reta...more

protecting employees who report violations of various securities, trucking, airline, nuclear power, pipeline,...

State: Drywall material can emit corrosive gasmore

at least three states: Florida, Louisiana and Alabama. The has received about 150 complaints, and the U.S.

CPSC at odds over lead law for youth motorbikesmore

WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has decided to delay enforcement of an anti-lead law...

Evenflo Recalls Envision(TM) High Chairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazar...more

WASHINGTON, April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the...

NGC(r) Announces Industry's First CPSIA Compliance Softwaremore

its CPSIA Compliance Software, which is designed to streamline all testing processes and ease the burden of the...

Tips to Avoid Spring Cleaning Mishapsmore

alone cause hundreds of thousands of injuries a year that require medical attention, according to the U.S.

How the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Is Damaging American B...more

10 a.m. WHERE: Capitol Visitors Center, Room HVC201 A&B, The U.S. Capitol DETAILS Implementation of the Consumer...

Florida finds strontium sulfide in Chinese drywallmore

However, it said it found air samples in the homes showed no indication that health hazards existed. The Consumer...

Florida affirms Chinese drywall odormore

Florida, Louisiana and Alabama. The Florida Department of Health has received about 150 complaints, and the U.S.

Chinese drywall ruining homes, owners saymore

in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the...

Off-Road Icon Protests Dirt-Bike Banmore

ban. Sales of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles intended for children 12 and under under the provisions of the...

CPSC Warns that 9 Out of 10 Unintentional Child Poisonings Occur in th...more

than age 5 account for the majority of the non-fatal poisonings. A recent review conducted by U.S. Consumer Product...

Roberts & Durkee Files Florida Class-Action Suit against Engle Hom...more

S. coastal states where humidity can worsen the problem are also working on this matter. The U.S. Consumer Product...

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