Practical Law Glossary Item 1-514-5629 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 (CPSA)
The federal law that created the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as a federal agency tasked with identifying consumer products that pose an unreasonable risk of injury and creating standards to remove or lessen that risk (15 U.S.C. §§ 2051-2089). Among other things, the agency may also:
Ban a consumer product if there is no adequate standard applicable to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury.
Enact a recall for certain dangerous products (not including food, drugs, medical devices and other product categories regulated by other federal agencies).