GAO Urges Consumer Agency to Speedily Implement Laws on Imports

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission should work “expeditiously” to implement key provisions of federal law to ensure that imported consumer products are better regulated, a government report released Friday said.

The report by the Government Accountability Office also recommends that the commission resolve issues it has with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, saying that it “does not have access to key [customs] import data it could use to target incoming shipments for inspection.”

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has agreed with the GAO’s recommendations, according to the report.

Consumer advocates have criticized the commission for not implementing portions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that address U.S. consumer protection. Read more here.