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Thanks so much for logging onto the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's new website SaferProducts.gov. Our goal is to involve consumer advocates, manufacturers, retailers, and the general public in our continued efforts to protect children and families through the implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) became law on August 14, 2008. Through CPSIA, Congress gave the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) powerful new tools to protect consumers and their families. Our Commissioners, staff, and stakeholders are engaged in the implementation of CPSIA through a process we call the Consumer Product Safety Risk Management System (CPSRMS). CPSRMS will help us bring together consumer advocates, manufacturers, retailers, and the general public to create dialogue and track our progress.
CPSIA requires CPSC to create a public portal and a publicly accessible, searchable database of consumer product incident reports. Through the public portal, consumers will be able to report potential product safety hazards to CPSC in ways that improve the quality, value, and accuracy of the data collected. Manufacturers will be able to investigate and respond to product hazard reports more quickly, and to share information with both CPSC investigators and with the public through the public database. By working together, we will provide the American public with faster and more effective responses to product safety hazards. And consumers and researchers will be able to use the public portal and database to find more information about hazards in order to keep their families safe.
We are engaging the public in our efforts to implement CPSIA by holding hearings and public workshops and attending consumer and industry conferences. At our November 10, 2009 hearing, the CPSC received feedback from manufacturers, retailers, consumer advocates, and data experts. In January, 2010, we held staff workshops to engage interested parties in more detailed questions about how our searchable consumer database will function. Key participants included manufacturers, retailers, applications providers, community groups, and other groups that have a stake in the future of consumer safety.
You can read our Report to Congress on the
Implementation of a Searchable Consumer Product Safety Incident Database
To learn about future reports and events, please sign up for updates and continue to check this site for news as we
make progress. Thanks again for adding your voice to our efforts to protect children and families.
Inez Tenenbaum
Chairman
