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Who Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission?


With the news of lead in lunchbags and bpa risks in baby bottles and sippy cups, I have been wondering who and what the Consumer Product Saftey Commission (CPSC) is. The CPSC is an “independent” agency of the US federal government, meaning it does not exist within any department in the Executive branch; however, the president appoints commissioners. The Commission is normally made up of three commissioners, but one seat has been vacant since July 2006. My friend Tim alerted me to the issue that the commission can no longer act with just two commissioners. Bush proposes to appoint Michael E. Baroody to the CPSC. Baroody is the chief lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a powerful trade group that opposes aggressive product safety regulation. What a logical choice for the agency that protects American consumers from unsafe products! The CPSC can still issue recall alerts in this “semi-neutered status”,but it can not impose fines on companies that violate the laws. I can’t help but wonder if the lacksadaisical attitude of the CPSC regarding lead in lunch bags and bpa in baby bottles and sippy cups is related to the commission’s current status and direction from the president. Thank goodness for truly independent groups that test these products!

For more information visit:
Z Recommends for information on recalls
Consumer Reports
Wikipedia
Our previous posts on lead in children’s toys and lunchbags (including alternative products)
Safe sippy cups and BPA risks in bottles and toys.

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  1. Eco Child’s Play » Blog Archive » Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Doing Their Job? says:
    November 12, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    […] before the recent flurry of children’s toy recalls, I questioned the effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) when they failed to act on the presence of lead in children’s lunchboxes. The news has only […]

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  2. Update: Toy Recalls and the CPSC : Eco Child’s Play says:
    February 6, 2008 at 9:50 am

    […] has not nominated a new chairman who could restore quorum since its last pick, industry lobbyist Michael E. Baroody, withdrew his name in May after protest by Senate Democrats and consumer […]

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