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Consumer Product Safety Act
15 U.S.C. Section 2051
§ 2051. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
(a) The Congress finds that:
- an unacceptable number of consumer products which present
unreasonable risks of injury are distributed in commerce;
- complexities of consumer products and the diverse nature and
abilities of consumers using them frequently result in an inability of users to anticipate
risks and to safeguard themselves adequately;
- the public should be protected against unreasonable risks of injury
associated with consumer products;
- control by State and local governments of unreasonable risks of
injury associated with consumer products is inadequate and may be burdensome to
manufacturers;
- existing Federal authority to protect consumers from exposure to
consumer products presenting unreasonable risks of injury is inadequate; and
- regulation of consumer products the distribution or use of which
affects interstate or foreign commerce is necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The purposes of this chapter are:
- to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated
with consumer products;
- to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer
products;
- to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to
minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and
- to promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention
of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.
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