Consumer Product Safety Commission
Sub-Title:
Awareness, Use, and Usefulness of SaferProducts. govAuthor:
Alicia Puente CackleyPublisher:
DIANE Publishing CompanyPublication Date:
04-14-2013ISBN:
9781457845017Pages:
48Subjects:
BusinessAvailable as:
Paperback, 9781457845017Description:
In the wake of increased product recalls in 2007-2008, Congress passed
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), which required the Consumer Product Safety Comm. (CPSC) to establish a database on the safety of consumer products that is publicly available, searchable, and accessible through the CPSC website. In response, CPSC launched SaferProducts.gov [www.saferproducts.gov] in March 2011, which has two main functions — to provide (1) a mechanism for online reporting of product safety issues and (2) the ability to search for these issues or others, such as recalls. This report examines (1) CPSC’s efforts to inform the public about SaferProducts.gov, (2) who is using the website and to what extent, and (3) the extent to which consumers have found the website to be useful. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
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