Consumer Law

New York Times Joins Growing Chorus ? Get Rid of CPSC Chair Nancy Nord!

By Joe Consumer

As we?ve mentioned before, Bush?s acting head of the Consumer Project Safety Commission, Nancy  Nord, is a horrible public servant, is still in office, and needs to go!  Right now!  And now, so says the New York Times.  

Here?s some of what the Times editorialized today:

"Last year, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, giving new authority and resources to a shockingly understaffed agency. The law has been described, accurately, as providing the safety net that consumers assumed they already had.

Unfortunately, the commission has yet to implement important aspects of the new law. The delay has caused confusion and allowed opponents to foment needless fears that the law could injure smaller enterprises like libraries, resale shops and handmade toy businesses.

The law provides ways to address such concerns without undercutting its new and vitally important protections against lead or other toxic substances in children?s products. Even so, the commission decided last month to delay for a year any real enforcement of the law, which was supposed to have taken effect on Feb. 10.

President Obama must quickly replace the commission?s acting chairwoman, Nancy Nord, who opposed adding new resources and authority to her agency. He should then choose the kind of enlightened leadership that every parent and toy lover needs and that will give consumer safety the priority it deserves."

President Obama, please act soon.

Full post as published by ThePopTort on February 18, 2009 (boomark / email).