Nord Says Some CPSC Regs Qualify as "Costly and Dumb" Under President's New Policy
Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission states in her blog that several CPSC regulations would qualify under President Obama's newly announced Regulatory Policy as regulations that should be rooted out because, in the President's words, "they have stifled…
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innovation and have had a chilling effect on growth and jobs. . .are not worth the cost, or that are just plain dumb.” For example, she believes that the August 2010 final rule on the definition of children’s products is both "costly and dumb" as it impose expensive and burdensome third-party testing on products that were not traditionally thought of as children’s products - such as carpets and rugs.