Consumer Safety Chief Leaves a Small Agency with Bigger Powers November 29, New York Times November 29 marked the end of Chairman Inez Tenenbaum’s term with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read an assessment of her term, controversies surrounding her more »
Category: Sustainability
In the News: November 25, 2013
China Considers Consumer Goods Safety Law November 19, China Daily China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), has announced that there will be a draft of new product safety laws by 2015. Learn what the first product more »
In the News: November 18, 2013
Expanding What It Means to Be a Supply Chain Leader November 13, EBN On-line Recently 250 companies were evaluated on their supply chain and supply chain operations. Read the companies who came out on top and what put them there… more »
In the News: November 4, 2013
Who is Company Doe anyway? Appeals court to consider how much to disclose when companies challenge complaints on CPSC’s online database October 28, Lexology Litigation is moving forward between the Consumer Product Safety Commission and “Company Doe” over a report more »
In the News: October 28, 2013
SGS Urges Hazardous Chemical Test at Start of Supply Chain October 22, Fibre 2 Fashion The textile and footwear industry has a multi tiered supply chain, and uses many chemicals during the manufacturing process. Learn about a solution that could more »
In the News: October 21, 2013
Target Unveils Sweeping Changes to Product Safety Standards October 16, Contra Costa Times A major retailer has begun a program to examine the safety of household cleaners, children’s products and cosmetics. Read about the ground breaking Sustainable Product Standard program more »
In the News: October 14, 2013
The End of the Class-Action Carnival October 10, Bloomberg Business Week Class action law suits gained favor in the 1960’s when multiple cases were bound together handled as one. Read about some recent developments in the United States Supreme Court more »
In the News: October 7, 2013
Shutdown Implications Extend to Food and Product Safety October 1, New York Times The United States Government was shut down on October 1, 2013 for the first time since the Clinton Administration. Read how the shutdown will impact the regulatory more »
In the News: September 30, 2013
Blog: Corporate Social Responsibility: What Business Owners Should Know about Product Recalls September 26, Environmental Leader If you sell a product, there is a chance that at some point in time, your company could face a product recall. Read on more »
In The News: September 16, 2013
Blog: What You Need to Know about California’s New Consumer Products Law September 9, Green Biz Safer Consumer Products Regulations were signed into law on August 28th and go into effect on October 1, 2013. Read what your company needs more »
