CPSC and Consumers Losing Out Due To Bailout

The Consumer Product Safety Commission had been trying to get people stationed in China to work for the agency to assist manufacturers in implementing product safety law. However the financial crisis diverted $20 billion in additional funds away from this effort, so manufacturers and regulators in China will have to wait a little longer for this oversight to happen there. In a previous post I wrote about the FDA opening offices in China, which still appears to be going forward.