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A Matter of Trust
How does an obscure provision of law—§ 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, which tells the CPSC to make sure that the information it released about specific products is accurate and fair—help the...
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§6(b): Get Ready for More “Tweaking”
Rumor has it that the CPSC staff will soon be sending up to the Commission suggestions for “modernizing” the §6(b) regulations (16 CFR 1101) dealing with disclosure of company and product-specific...
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The Side Effects of Tweaking
Much has been written here and in other publications about the substantive impacts of the CPSC’s proposed changes to the rules dealing with voluntary recalls. The substantive nature of the proposed...
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Wanted: Corporate Psychic
§This past week the CPSC voted to publish for public comment a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend long-standing regulations (16 CFR 1101) dealing with information disclosure under §6(b) of the...
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I saw it on the Internet; it must be true
Earlier this week a friend told me that unfair and misleading information had been put on his Wikipedia page without his knowledge. While I have no idea how things get posted on Wikipedia, I do know...
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Retailer Reporting: Something for Nothing?
Over ten years ago, the CPSC compliance staff negotiated an agreement with Wal-Mart that has grown over the years into what is now known as the retailer reporting policy. Under the agreement, Wal-Mart...
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