Sporting Goods: Overview
In 1972 Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Act (Act) creating the Federal agency in charge of general consumer products, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The Act allows the CPSC to create both voluntary and mandatory rules to regulated hundreds of products. The Act defines a consumer product as "any article, or component part thereof, produced or distributed (i) for sale to a consumer for use in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise, or (ii) for the personal use, consumption or enjoyment of a consumer in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise." However, the Act specifically excludes tobacco products, automobiles, pesticides, aircraft, boats, food products, drugs, and cosmetics from the reach of the CPSC. Other federal agencies such as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulate these excluded products.
In passing the Act, Congress determined that there are an "unacceptable number of consumer products which present unreasonable risks of injury." Unfortunately there are still thousands who are injured by defective products each year. From baby cribs to bicycle helmets and from fireworks to swimming pool mishaps, accidents and injuries will occur no matter how diligent the government works to prevent them. Manufacturers will continue to negligently and recklessly design household products that may pose unacceptable and as yet unrecognizable risks.
More reading:
- Boats, Personal Watercraft and Jet Skis
- Bowflex Power Pro and Ultimate Fitness Machines
- Daisy BB Guns
- Deer Tree Stands
- Dynacraft Mountain Bikes
- Helmets
- Lifetime Products Inc. Portable Basketball Hoops
- Parasailing
- Remington Model 700 Rifle
- SCUBA Accidents
- Snowboards
- Snowmobiles
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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