Following an embarrassing streak of recalls, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) longtime CEO, Bill Weldon, has announced his resignation as the health care giant’s top executive. Product recalls ranging from Tylenol to Benadryl have cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars and has eroded consumer trust. Though Weldon has decided to step down, he...
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In cooperation with border patrol officials, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has stopped millions of dangerous products from entering the United States. In the last two years alone, such efforts have yielded more than 6.5 million units of 1,700 different children’s products due to safety concerns and violations of standards. Chairman Inez Tenenbaum...
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President Obama has presented Marietta S Robinson as his nominee as a commissioner with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). If confirmed, Ms. Robinson would be in place as the fifth commissioner now leading the government agency. The CPSC oversees the quality and safety of over 15,000 everyday consumer products. Ms. Robinson would...
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