The US Senate on Thursday passed one of the strongest consumer product safety bills in more than a decade. The legislation calls for an overhaul of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be more response to consumer complaints about product safety.
Most notably, the bill calls for the creation of a public database to allow consumers great access to product complaints. It will also increase funding and staff for the agency. It also seeks to strengthen testing on children’s products including reducing the amont of lead allowed in toys.
The bill is a tougher version than the House passed in December.
House and Senate leaders will now meet to sort out differences before sending the legislation to President Bush.
Source: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/03/cpsc_senate.html
