Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2005 of people being killed or injured in the Yamaha Motor Co off-road vehicles when they tipped over. But no clear pattern emerged, and in the rough and tumble off-road world, accidents are common. The agency took… Continue reading How Secrecy in U.S. Courts Hobbles the Regulators Meant to Protect the Public: Report
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Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years
The number of consumer product recalls fell to its lowest level in 16 years in 2019, marking the third year in a row under mostly Republican leadership that federal regulators have announced fewer product safety problems, according to Washington Post calculations. But there are early signs that the new head of the Consumer Product Safety… Continue reading Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years