Recently added articles from CPSC Monitor:
Stratton pursues international agenda; signs agreement with government of China.
Apr 01, 2004
No consensus on upholstered furniture flammability standard.
Feb 01, 2004
House committee grills commissioners on budget request.
Feb 01, 2004
Commissioners set strategic goals for 2004.
Feb 01, 2004
Fitness equipment recalled; company's stock drops.
Feb 01, 2004
Hal Stratton.(Briefly Noted ...)(Consumer Product Safety Commission appoints new General Counsel. John Gibson "Gib" Mullan)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2004
The latest CPSC report on Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths did not make big news this year.(Briefly Noted ...)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2004
Rocky Mountain News.(Briefly Noted ...)
Feb 01, 2004
Pediatrics.(Briefly Noted ...)(injuries rate increases especially in kids who use paintball guns)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2004
Two companies recently paid large civil penalty fines to CPSC for reporting violations.(Briefly Noted ...)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2004
The other company is E & B Giftware, which manufactured approximately 47,000 "Money to Burn Torch" citronella candles.(Briefly Noted ...)(under Consumer Product Safety Act. E & B Giftware will pay a civil penalty of $100,000.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2004
Commissioners disposed of major issues in 2003.
Jan 01, 2004
The 'Daisy Airgun Case'--not CPSC's finest hour.
Jan 01, 2004
Chairman Hal Stratton was a prime mover in the implementation of a new federal web site, www.Recalls.gov that was launched in late November.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2004
The House Commerce Committee is likely to call the commissioners to testify in hearings in the spring on CPSC's reauthorization.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2004
Three "Recall Effectiveness" meetings sponsored by CPSC in 2003 produced a lot of material for staff evaluation.(Briefly Noted)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2004
CPSC insiders predict that the Administration's budget numbers for CPSC for Fiscal 2005 will not even meet the equivalent for "current services.".(Briefly Noted)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2004
The Toy Industry Association's (TIA) annual Toy Fair will be held in New York City Feb. 12.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2004
The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) will meet March 2 to 5 in Orlando, Florida.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2004
Federal regulatory proposals are now available on the Internet at www.regulations.gov.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2004