CBP and CPSC Detail Their Actions to Promote Fireworks Safety
On June 29, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Consumer Product Safety Commission held their annual fireworks safety demonstration on the National Mall in Washington. D.C. about the dangers associated with fireworks, especially illegal explosives.Dan Baldwin, CBP Assistant…
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Commissioner for the Office of International Trade, stated that import safety is a priority trade issue for CBP, noting that CPSC personnel are now co-located in CBP's Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center in Washington, D.C., and CBP assists the CPSC in selectively sampling and testing shipments of imported fireworks to determine if they are compliant with the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. CPSC press release on firework safety is available here.