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CPSC Chair Tenenbaum: We're Not Trying To Play "Gotcha" With Manufacturers

CPSC Chair Tenenbaum: We're Not Trying To Play "Gotcha" With Manufacturers

Regular readers of Consumerist know that we cover a lot of recalls — from faulty booster seats to wine openers with potentially bloody consequences — many of them announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. We recently met with CPSC chair Inez Tenenbaum to discuss how the commission works with manufacturers on everything from the recall process to new standards on lead and drop-side cribs, and why some within the commission are attempting to scuttle its new products database. [More]