Northup Compares Electronic and Brass Votes CPSC Commissioner Anne Northup asserted there are inconsistencies in how CPSC is handling lead content of components in children’s electronic devices versus in other items.
Tenenbaum Promotes Voluntary Standards System CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, January 12 in a taped speech played for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Hong Kong meeting, asserted that the U.S. system of relying on consensus standards is valuable because it allows for quick adaptation to problems.
Tenenbaum Says She’ll Review Lighter Proposal By Mary O. Foley CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum Jan. 7 told U.S. lighter industry representatives she would “check into” the specifics of why past efforts by CPSC to formalize lighter safety did not progress.
Tenenbaum Nixes Cheap Kids’ Jewelry CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum January 13 urged parents and other caregivers away from inexpensive children’s jewelry.
