WASHINGTON, D.C. - INEZ MOORE TENENBAUM HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NINTH CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC). PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NOMINATED MS. TENENBAUM ON JUNE 9, 2009, SHE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE ON JUNE 19, 2009, AND WAS OFFICIALLY SWORN IN ON JUNE 23, 2009 TO A TERM THAT EXPIRES IN OCTOBER 2013. “I AM HONORED TO … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT NINE CHILDREN’S PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND SELLERS HAVE AGREED TO PAY MORE THAN $500,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN. THE PENALTIES SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE FIRMS KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURED, IMPORTED, OR SOLD TOYS AND … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION’S NEW CHAIRMAN, INEZ TENENBAUM, URGED FAMILIES TODAY TO PUT SAFETY FIRST DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATE WITH CAUTION WHEN IT COMES TO FIREWORKS. THE LATEST REPORT (PDF) FROM CPSC INDICATES THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF SEVEN FIREWORKS-RELATED DEATHS AND AN ESTIMATED 7,000 … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MATTEL INC., OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, FISHER-PRICE INC., OF EAST AURORA, N.Y. HAVE AGREED TO PAY A $2.3 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT … [Read more...]

A NEW REPORT (PDF) RELEASED TODAY BY THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) PROVIDES UPDATED FIGURES ON CHILD DROWNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN POOLS AND SPAS. CPSC’S LATEST DATA REVEALS THAT NEARLY 300 CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 DROWN IN POOLS AND SPAS EACH YEAR, AND ABOUT 3,000 SUFFER POOL OR SPA-RELATED INJURIES REQUIRING ATTENTION AT … [Read more...]