CPSC Announces Public Request for Information to Improve Recall Effectiveness

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Jul 16, 2018, 15:55 ET

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting input from stakeholders regarding the use of direct notices and targeted notices for recalls, as part of its ongoing effort to improve recall effectiveness.

This request for input and information follows CPSC's July 2017 Recall Effectiveness Workshop, which brought together stakeholders and CPSC staff to discuss ways to improve recall effectiveness. CPSC issued a follow-up report identifying key findings and proposing further collaboration among stakeholders to promote direct notice to consumers.

CPSC is encouraging stakeholders to submit their input and ideas through www.regulations.gov. For additional information, visit the links below:

Federal Register - https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-22/pdf/2018-13388.pdf
For more information on the ongoing work involving recall effectiveness, visit: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recall-Effectiveness.

About U.S. CPSC:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

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CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
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