Consumer Product Safety Commission issues / Isaac E. Bowman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowman, Isaac E.

Series:

Safety and risk in society series.

Safety and risk in society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Product safety--United States.

Product safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text provides an overview of the prior authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish consumer product safety standards and to inspect and recall unsafe consumer products.

Contents:

Intro

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ISSUES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 BETTER INFORMATION AND PLANNING WOULD STRENGTHEN CPSC'S OVERSIGHT OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS

WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY

WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS

WHAT GAO FOUND

ABBREVIATIONS

BACKGROUND

CPSC Protects Consumers Primarily through Product Safety Standards

Import Safety Responsibility within CPSC

CPSC Works Closely with CBP at Ports of Entry

CPSC'S AUTHORITIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE EFFECTIVE, BUT IMPLEMENTATION IS LIMITED BY INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ON IMPORTED PRODUCTS AND RESOURCE AND PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS

Consensus Exists That CPSC Has Broad Authority over Imported Products, but CPSC's Assessment of Effectiveness Has Been Limited

Implementation of CPSC's New Authorities to Prevent Entry of Unsafe Products into the United States Has Been Delayed

CPSC Needs Better Targeting Information to Strengthen Enforcement with CBP at Ports of Entry

Updated MOU with CBP Would Be Useful as CPSC Develops Its Risk Assessment Methodology

Better Advance Shipment Data Would Strengthen CPSC's Targeting Efforts

CPSC's Enforcement of Import Safety Authorities Is Limited by Resource and Practical Constraints

AUTHORITIES OF SELECT AGENCIES ARE COMPARABLE TO CPSC'S, BUT FDA AND USDA'S BORDER SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES AND OVERSEAS PRESENCE PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION FOR STRENGTHENING CPSC'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS AUTHORITIES

CPSC's Authorities to Prevent the Entry of Unsafe Products Are Generally Comparable to Those of Other Federal Agencies

Other Federal Agencies' Border Surveillance and Overseas Activities to Prevent the Entry of Unsafe Products May Be Useful for CPSC to Consider.

INFORMATION SHARING AND COOPERATION AMONG COUNTRIES PROVIDE WAY TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES AND STRENGTHEN CPSC'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS AUTHORITIES, BUT CPSC LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO GUIDE ITS WORK

While Similarities in Import Safety Authorities and Challenges Exist among Certain Countries, Their Institutional Structures and Implementation Reflect Unique National Approaches

Engagement among Countries Provides Ways to Address Shared Import Safety Challenges

CPSC Has Not Developed Long-term Plans for International Activities

CPSC HAS ESTABLISHED ANNUAL GOALS AND SHORT-TERM PLANS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF UNSAFE PRODUCTS, BUT LACKS A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

CPSC Has Established Short-term Plans and Annual Goals for Import Safety

CPSC Has Recognized the Need for U.S. Consumer Product Safety Policy to Comply with WTO Obligations and International Trade Agreements

CPSC Lacks a Long-term Plan to Prevent the Entry of Unsafe Products

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION

AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION

APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

APPENDIX II. PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS FOR CPSC ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES

APPENDIX III. KEY AUTHORITIES OF SELECT FEDERAL AGENCIES

APPENDIX IV. KEY AUTHORITIES OF SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES

Australia

Environment for Consumer Product Safety in Australia

Regulatory Framework/System

Future Plans

Canada

Environment for Consumer Product Safety in Canada

European Union

Environment for Consumer Product Safety in the EU

Regulatory Framework in the EU

Japan

Environment for Consumer Product Safety in Japan

China

Environment for Consumer Product Safety in China

End Notes.

Chapter 2 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: CPSIA IMPLEMENTATION

SUMMARY

ABOUT THE AGENCY

CPSIA: MAJOR PROVISIONS

CONGRESS ACTS TO STRENGTHEN CPSC

CPSIA IMPLEMENTATION PLAGUED BY CONCERNS AND CONFUSION

CONGRESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AND LEGISLATION

End Notes

Chapter 3 BETTER DATA COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMER INFORMATION EFFORTS COULD HELP PROTECT MINORITY CHILDREN

CPSC Efforts to Inform Consumers about Product Hazards

Related Department of Health and Human Services Efforts

Injury and Death Data Sources Used by CPSC

FEW STUDIES ASSESS RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN CHILDREN'S RISK OF DEATH FROM INJURIES RELATED TO CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND DATA LIMITATIONS CONSTRAIN CPSC ANALYSIS

Few Studies Assess Racial and Ethnic Differences in Child Death Rates from Injuries Related to Consumer Products

Drowning

Suffocation

Poisoning

CPSC Has Not Analyzed Racial and Ethnic Differences in Product-Related Injury and Death because of Data Limitations

NEISS System

Death Certificates

CPSC HAS DEVELOPED OR MODIFIED SOME CONSUMER INFORMATION EFFORTS TO REACH SPECIFIC MINORITY POPULATIONS, BUT HAS NOT ASSESSED THE RESULTS OF THESE EFFORTS

CPSC Has Tailored Some Outreach for Hispanic Communities and Established Relationships to Assist in Reaching Other Minority Populations

CPSC Has Used Some Consumer Input to Develop Safety Information, but Has Not Assessed Outreach Efforts to Specific Audiences

APPENDIX II. KEY PRACTICES FOR CONSUMER EDUCATION PLANNING

APPENDIX III. COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Related GAO Products.

End Notes

Chapter 4 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008: P.L.110-314

CURRENT LEGISLATION: P.L. 110-314

Children's Product Safety

Lead Content and Measurement (101)

Third-Party Testing and Certification of Children's Products (102)

Tracking Labels for Children's Products (103)

Standards and Registration Forms for Durable Nursery Products (104)

Labeling for Certain Toy and Game Advertising (105)

Adoption of a Mandatory Toy Safety Standard (106)

Study of Disparities in Injury/Death Rates of Minority Children (107)

Ban on Specified Phthalates and Certain Alternatives in Certain Children's Products and Child Care Articles (108)

Strengthening Commission Administration and Resources

Reauthorization Years and Funding (201)

Full Commission Funding and Interim Quorum (202)

Personnel (202(c))

Reports to Congress (203)

Expedited Rulemaking Procedures (204)

Inspector General Audits and Reports (205)

Ban on Industry-Sponsored Travel (206)

Information Sharing with Other Government Agencies (207)

Employee Training Exchanges (208)

Repeal of CPSA 30(d) (237)

Cost-Benefit Analysis under the PPPA (233)

Enhanced Enforcement and Cooperation

Prohibition on Stockpiling (213)

Prohibited Acts (216)

Penalties (217)

Enforcement by State Attorneys General (218)

Whistleblower Protections (219)

Federal Law Preemption (231)

Enhanced Inspection, Public Notice, and Recall

Public Disclosure of Information (211)

Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Database (212)

Substantial Product Hazard Reporting Requirement (214(a)(2))

Enhanced Public Notice of Substantial Product Hazards

Enhanced Authority for Corrective Action Plans and Recalls (214)

Requirements for Recall Notice Content (214(c)).

Identification of Supply Chain (215(b))

Financial Responsibility (224)

Annual Reporting Requirement (209)

Inspection of Certified Proprietary Laboratories (215(a))

Safety of Imported and Exported Products

Export of Recalled and Nonconforming Products (221)

Development of Methodology to Identify Unsafe Imports (222)

Cooperation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (222(c))

Substantial Product Hazard List and Destruction of Unsafe Imports (223)

Study of CPSC Authority Related to Imported Products (225)

Miscellaneous Provisions

Adoption of a Mandatory All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Safety Standard (232)

Formaldehyde Study (234)

Expedited Judicial Review

Definitions

Pool and Spa Safety Act Technical Corrections

Provisions Deleted in the Conference Agreement

Chapter 5 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CPSIA): NEW REQUIREMENTS AND EMERGING IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

INTRODUCTION

Definition of Consumer Product

Definition of Children's Product

CERTIFICATION AND TESTING

General Conformity Certification

Children's Product Third-Party Testing and Certification

Stay of Enforcement of Certification and Testing

APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NEW PRODUCT STANDARDS

Lead

Lead-Based Paint Standard and Inventory

Lead Content/Substrate Standard

Inventory Manufactured before Effective Date of New Standard

Statutory Exemptions and Implementing Regulations

Applicability to Specific Products

Phthalates

Inventory Manufactured before Effective Date (Court Ordered Application)

Standard Concerns Certain Children's Toys and Children's Products

California Phthalates Ban

Toy Safety Standard

IMPLEMENTATION CONCERNS OF SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDERS

Small Businesses

Second-hand Resellers.

State Petitions for Exemption from Preemption.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-273-5

OCLC:

730518197