Consumer Product Safety Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CPSC
gptkbp:budget approximately $130 million (2023)
gptkbp:commissioners_appointed_by gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:confirmedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:doesNotRegulate gptkb:tobacco
pesticides
automobiles
cosmetics
drugs
firearms
foods
gptkbp:firstChampion gptkb:Richard_O._Simpson
gptkbp:formed 1972
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Consumer Product Safety Commission
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Consumer_Product_Safety_Act
gptkbp:logo CPSC logo.svg
gptkbp:mission protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of consumer products
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 500 (2023)
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 5
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:regulates consumer products
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:responsible_for enforcement of product bans
product recalls
product safety standards
public education on product safety
gptkbp:website https://www.cpsc.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._federal_law
gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:United_States_Government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4