CPSC to Cooperate with Brazil on Enforcement, Info Sharing, Etc.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted the June 10, 2011 remarks of Chairman Tenenbaum at the Brazil-U.S. Consumer Product Safety Conference during which CPSC signed an agreement with its Brazilian counterpart, INMETRO. The agreement establishes the following points of…
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understanding: (i) investment in training and quality assurance systems at all levels is essential to ensuring a high level of product safety; (ii) the increasing share of consumer products coming from other countries calls for closer bilateral cooperation; (iii) enhanced cooperation can contribute significantly to the protection of consumer health and safety; (iv) the flow of information on rulemaking activities should be improved, and where feasible, the agencies will cooperate on enforcement activities and the exchange of experience, data, and scientific findings; and (v) the agencies will continue training and outreach activities.