Trump’s War on the CPSC Is the Most Dangerous Yet

View Article   If you think that President Trump’s legally dubious war on regulatory agencies like EEOC, NLRB, and FTC is outrageous, be prepared to recognize the tiny Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the hands-down winner for most savaged regulatory agency in this administration. CPSC is the federal body whose sole mission is to […]

The Importance Of Consumer Voices In Standards Setting: Q&A With R. David Pittle

Read Interview A champion for consumer voices in standardization, R. David Pittle, Ph.D., is the former commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (1973-82); former technical director and senior vice-president, Consumer Reports (1982-2005); and a former faculty member at Carnegie-Mellon University, College of Engineering. He has served on ANSI’s Board of Directors, chaired the Consumer Interest Forum (CIF), represented ANSI on ISO’s Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO), and since 2016 served on […]

Cajolery or Command: Are Educational Campaigns and Adequate Substitute for Regulation

View Full Journal Article Abstract Between the mid-sixties and the mid-seventies, the so-called “consumer decade,”‘ Congress enacted a large number of consumer protection laws, many in the area of health and safety.’ In recent years, some of these laws and the regulations promulgated under them have inspired harsh criticism. Some critics, including many Reagan Administration […]