product safety

A new Consumer Product Safety Regulation and Market Surveillance Regulations will be introduced in 2014 that will overhaul the current product safety and market surveillance administration. The new regulations are expected to be adopted in 2014.

Eight retailers have issued recalls for Coby 32-inch flat screen televisions after the CPSC received six incidents involving the televisions overheating, smoking or catching on fire.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voluntary recall agreements have not been legally binding on the company conducting the recall but that could change after a November 13^th, 2013 meeting of the CPSC.

Last week, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Joseph P. Mohorovic as Commission of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.