Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 8, Issue 3, November 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Unable to derail the consumer products database mandated by the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act in Congress, one manufacturer has turned to the courts. Meanwhile, the Government Accounting Office’s first run at the publicly accessible complaints database shows that SaferProducts.gov [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 8, Issue 3, November 2011 New Child Dummies for Booster Seat Testing Offer Advancement – and Raise Significant Questions Acknowledging concerns about the biofidelity of the new HIII 6-year-old dummy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a Final Rule on Sept. 9 allowing manufacturers of child restraint systems [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the government ran on the fumes of a continuing budget resolution, and as the House Republicans and the Senate Democrats continued wrangling, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission completed its soft launch of the new publicly accessible and searchable consumer [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 3, November 2010 BOSTON, MASS – In September, Massachusetts passed the toughest ATV law in the nation, becoming the first state to ban All-Terrain Vehicle use for children 14 years and younger. In October, researchers for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announced the results [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2010 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has moved forward with its mandate to create a publicly accessible consumer products complaints database by posting a proposed rulemaking outlining the details of the new system.

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2010 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has leveled the second largest fine against a lead paint violator and prohibited the company from selling children’s toys and products in the U.S. until it creates a comprehensive safety plan. In early March, Daiso [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 2, March/April 2009 WASHINGTON – When the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was signed into law last August, proponents characterized it as the most significant upgrade to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s powers since the agency was established in 1972. But, according to a new report, [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 1, January/February 2009 VINALHAVEN, ME – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has opened a probe in December 2008 into the strangulation death of a two-year-old who became entangled in the mesh netting of his crib tent.