European Union: European Commission Solidifies Reform to the Product Safety Regime April 25, Mondaq The European Union has published a proposal to reform product safety rules and regulation that could go into effect as early as 2015. Read about the more »
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In the News: April 28, 2014
GM Restructuring Engineering in Response to Recall April 22, Washington Post The General Motors recall has been a high impact event with a lot of negative publicity for the automaker. Read about some changes the company is making in regards more »
In the News: April 21, 2014
Consumer Groups Win Appeal to Reveal Company Doe April 16, Washington Post The three year old law suit over a company’s identity and the CPSC database, saferproducts.gov had a major development on April 16. Read about the court’s ruling and more »
In the News: April 14, 2014
Senate Panel Considers Nominee to Head Safety Commission April 9, NPR On April 8th, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing for the nomination of the next head of the CPSC. Listen to a clip and read some of the more »
In the News: April 7, 2014
Kaye & Mohorovic Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Confirmation Hearing Set for April 8th April 3, National Law Review The United States Senate is poised to consider the nominations for a new Chairman and a new Commissioner for the Consumer more »
In the News: March 31, 2014
Flammability Rules Face New Questions March 23, Boston Globe California has new flammability standards in place that impact the chemicals that can be used in furniture. Read about what Massachusetts is considering and the impact it could have on the more »
In the News: March 24, 2014
EU Council Misses ‘Opportunity’ to Improve Product Safety March 17, The Parliament Market surveillance is critical to product safety in the European Union. Read about some of the issues with surveillance in the EU, a proposal for member states to more »
In the News: March 17, 2014
GM Excluded Crash Deaths from Ignition Inquiry March 12, Washington Post General Motors has been in the news because they allegedly delayed recalling automobiles when they knew there was a problem. Read about the failure to report, and how no more »
In the News: March 10, 2014
How Fitbit, like Tylenol before it, Handled a Recall the Right Way March 3, Entrepreneur Product recalls are part of doing business in today’s regulated markets. Read what happens when you get out in front of the recall and when more »
In the News: March 3, 2014
12 Most Brand Saving Reasons for Social Media Monitoring February 29, Business to Community Social Media has had a heavy impact on the product safety world, especially when a customer is experiencing a problem or when there is a recall. more »
