The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the start of a three-month pilot project in selected areas of New York City asking consumers to write or call the Commission with information about product-related injuries or unsafe products.
A number of agencies and groups in the New York area are assisting the Commission in this project by distributing the posters, including the New York Consumer Protection and Frauds Bureau (New York State Attorney General's Office), New York City Housing Authority, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union and several consumer and community groups.
This pilot project is also being conducted in the San Francisco area and may be extended nationwide if it proves successful.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent Federal regulatory agency charged with protecting the American public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products. Under the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Commission has jurisdiction over some 10,000 consumer products, excluding firearms, motor vehicles, boats, tobacco, alcohol, and food, drugs and cosmetics.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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- Contact a media specialist.
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