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Witnesses testified on on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) implementation of the CPSC Improvement Act of 2008 and other consumer product issues. Among the issues they addresse…

Nancy Nord talked about how the Consumer Product Safety Commission would operate under new standards in the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which was signed in August 2008. The …

Mike Leavitt, Stephen Johnson, and Nancy Nord conducted a media briefing to discuss a new paper published today by the members of the interagency Working Group on Import Safety. The paper …

Witnesses testified about fiscal year 2009 appropriations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Among the topics addressed were toy safety issues, public safety programs, and inspectio…

Chairman Nord talked about 2007 as a year of major product safety challenges, and said that product safety was the second most heavily covered business story of the year. She talked about ho…

Witnesses testified about proposed bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4040, to strengthen the capabilities of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Topics included recent high-profile toy recall…

A hearing was held to examine proposed reforms to make the Consumer Product Safety Commission more effective in protecting children and other consumers from dangerous and defective products.…

Three senators testified about proposed legislation to modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Other witnesses testified about enhancing the safety of toys, focusing on lead paint …

Chairman Nord and Vice Minister Wei gave opening remarks following which they signed the joint statement on enhancing consumer product safety. They then sat at the table on the stage and ans…

Participants spoke at a news conference on the University of Maryland Mall about newly released data on college campus fires and fire prevention programs. They also answered questions from r…

Ms. Nord announced the recall of several toys manufactured in China and imported by Mattel to the U.S. The toys were recalled because the posed choking hazards or contained dangerous levels …

After being introduced by several senators, Dr. Griffin answered questions about his qualifications to be the administrator of NASA. The nominee currently is head of the space department at …