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| Website | http://www.cpsc.gov/ |
| Established | May 14, 1973 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modified | Scott³ September 02, 2007 08:09pm |
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OVERVIEW
CPSC is an Independent Federal Regulatory Agency and was created in 1972 by Congress
under the Consumer Product Safety Act and began operating in 1973.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from
unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or
mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated
with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Items not under the jurisdiction of the CPSC include automobiles and other on-road vehicles,
tires, boats, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, food, drugs, cosmetics, pesticides, and medical devices.
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