Consumers Suspicious If Companies Exceed Recall Expectations August 4, 2020, Phys.org Companies that are generous in compensating customers during a product-recall crisis may be creating unintended negative consequence, says a UConn marketing professor. He advocates aligning the remedy value to more »
Category: Product Standards
In the News: August 3, 2020
Toxics Group Spurs Nationwide Efforts To Ban PFAS In Packaging July 31, 2020, Bloomberglaw A coalition that decades ago fought heavy metals in food packaging is expanding its efforts, urging states from New Hampshire to California to ban “forever chemicals” more »
In the News: July 27, 2020
Trump’s CPSC pick “Dead For Now,” Key Senator Says July 22, 2020, Huffington Post Dr. Nancy Beck, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to run the Consumer Product Safety Commission, doesn’t have the votes to get confirmed, a key senator said. more »
In the News: July 20, 2020
Walmart, Target, CVS To Require Masks In Stores July 16, 2020, Associated Press Target, Walmart and CVS have joined a list of the nation’s largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike. Why Focusing more »
In the News; July 13, 2020
Poll Shows Trump’s Coronavirus Approval At All-time Low July 10, 2020, Politico Support for President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has hit an all-time low, according to a new survey released by ABC and IPSOS, with a similarly more »
In the News: July 6, 2020
Looks Like Trump’s Consumer Product Safety Commission Nominee Is Toast June 30, 2020, Huffington Post It looks like President Trump’s nominee to lead the CPSC, Dr. Nancy Beck, isn’t going anywhere. It’s just math. Beck’s nomination doesn’t appear to have more »
In the News: June 29, 2020
Coronavirus Complicating Company Recalls June 25, 2020, AZ Family.com The CPSC website has an alert warning consumers that some recall remedies may not be available because of COVID-19. A CPSC official say it’s “a difficult situation”, but the agency is more »
In the News: June 22, 2020
Scientists warn against CPSC nominee Dr. Nancy Beck June 16, 2020, NPR More than 90 leading scientists signed a letter arguing that Dr. Beck’s work at the EPA “consistently disregarded scientific best practices, favor[ed] chemical manufacturers, and put vulnerable people more »
In the News: June 15, 2020
Hand Sanitizers Can Ignite, Cause Burns, Experts Warn Workers June 10, 2020, Safety+Health Although alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help prevent the transmission of COVID-19, the liquid solutions – which contain isopropyl alcohol – are flammable and can cause burn injuries, more »
In the News: June 8, 2020
Hurricane season: CPSC Says Be Prepared During Pandemic June 4, 2020, Food Poisoning Bulletin The CPSC is offering tips on safety during the hurricane season. CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler said “Powerful storms and hurricanes are likely to affect millions more »
