CPSC's Northup Discusses Her Feb 17 Recommendations to House on Improving CPSIA
Commissioner Northup of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a blog on her February 17, 2011 statements before a House Subcommittee hearing entitled “Review of CPSIA and CPSC Resources.” She says she argued for two immediate actions: prohibiting the…
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launch of the public database and holding any regulatory action until CPSC performs a full cost-benefit analysis. She also made two long-term recommendations: amending the CPSIA lead content exclusion provisions and eliminating third-party testing, certification and tracking labels of all children’s products, allowing CPSC to retain its authority to impose such requirements only where necessary to address a risk. (See ITT's Online Archives or 02/18/11 news, 11021819, for BP summary of the hearing.)