The House and Senate have finally reached a compromise agreement on a products safety bill that has been many months in the planning. The result seems to be a victory for consumers.
The bill, which is expected to be signed by President Bush, will increase funding of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and will require more products, such as children’s toys, to be tested before being released to the public.
The new legislation is partially in response to a flurry of incidents involving unsafe products from China, and to consumer concerns that the Commission lacked the resources to keep hazardous products off store shelves.
