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Released: October 19, 2011
Consumer product safety database faces legal challenge
Source: Dina ElBoghdady, Washington Post (Free Registration)
A new consumer complaints database faced its first legal challenge this week when a company tried to block the federal agency that runs it from posting what the firm described as “baseless allegations” against its product.
The database, launched in March by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is a web site where consumers can report and review incidents involving any of the thousands of products that the agency regulates — from candles to refrigerators.
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