H.R. 4759 · 112th Congress
Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012
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Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each federal product safety enforcement agency to design and implement a public information plan to use agency and media resources to provide information to the public concerning: (1) the role of the agency in ensuring product safety, (2) steps consumers can take to enhance…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 25, 2012
Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each federal product safety enforcement agency to design and implement a public information plan to use agency and media resources to provide information to the public concerning: (1) the role of the agency in ensuring product safety, (2) steps consumers can take to enhance their safety while using regulated products, (3) product recalls, and (4) additional information to enhance consumer safety. Requires such plan to include procedures for developing and distributing product safety information to the public.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish: (1) a clearinghouse to collect and distribute product recall and safety information to government entities and the public, (2) a toll-free number for such information, and (3) a public website to provide recall information to the public.
Requires the head of each enforcement agency to issue: (1) national public service announcements that contain information on the public safety role of the agency, available resources, and product safety information; and (2) posters and other printed material on the public safety role of the agency.
Sets forth requirements for product recall notifications and quarterly reporting.
Requires any manufacturer or distributor of a product who voluntarily initiates a product recall as a result of safety concerns to provide notice of such recall to the relevant enforcement agency within 10 days.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012
Latest action (Apr 27, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 25, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.