CPSC Announces Convictions for Falsifying Child Resistant Lighter Data
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the final of four sentences handed down in federal court against the president of Tampa-based Youth Research, Inc., and its contractors. Youth Research’s president and two of the firm’s contractors were convicted of…
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various federal offenses related to falsifying data in connection with child resistance testing of cigarette and multi-purpose lighters. A third contractor was convicted of destroying documents in connection with the federal grand jury investigation of the matter. The tests are required in order to ensure that the lighters are child-resistant and must be conducted in accordance with a specific protocol.