Month: April 2014

In the News: April 28, 2014

GM Restructuring Engineering in Response to Recall April 22, Washington Post The General Motors recall has been a high impact event with a lot of negative publicity for the automaker.  Read about some changes the company is making in regards more »

Posted in Chemical Hazards, Children's Products, Food Safety, Global Developments, Innovation, Product Liability, Risk Assessment, Supply Chain, Sustainability

In the News: April 21, 2014

Consumer Groups Win Appeal to Reveal Company Doe April 16, Washington Post The three year old law suit over a company’s identity and the CPSC database, saferproducts.gov had a major development on April 16.  Read about the court’s ruling and more »

Posted in Chemical Hazards, Children's Products, Global Developments, Product Liability, Product Safety Rules, Supply Chain, Sustainability

In the News: April 14, 2014

Senate Panel Considers Nominee to Head Safety Commission April 9, NPR On April 8th, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing for the nomination of the next head of the CPSC.  Listen to a clip and read some of the more »

Posted in Chemical Hazards, Food Safety, Global Developments, Product Liability, Supply Chain, Sustainability

In the News: April 7, 2014

Kaye & Mohorovic Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Confirmation Hearing Set for April 8th April 3, National Law Review The United States Senate is poised to consider the nominations for a new Chairman and a new Commissioner for the Consumer more »

Posted in Chemical Hazards, Food Safety, Global Developments, Product Liability, Product Safety Rules, Supply Chain