Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Hazard in Aisle 5, Nov. 2004; pp. 12-19.
"Shoppers beware: Dangerous products that violate federal safety standards are finding their way onto store shelves as U.S. authorities struggle, and often fail, to protect you." (CONSUMER REPORTS) This article discusses the difficulties that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is having keeping defective goods out of dollar stores and discounters and also reveals that these potentially harmful products are being shipped overseas and sold to foreign consumers.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Underwriters Laboratories Inc.