CPSC Commissioner Nord: Problems Remain with Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

“CPSIA’s Fifth Anniversary,” by Nancy Nord.
On August 14, 2008, Congress passed and the President signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). It contained new regulatory authorities and enforcement tools (many of which I suggested to Congress when I served as acting chairman) to make it easier for CPSC to find and recall unsafe products made around the world. Five years ago today, the agency began to follow through on my pledge to implement the law fully and fairly. Unfortunately, as time progressed and the Commission expanded, that has not always been the path the agency has taken.