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A serious body, doing serious work, but with a frequently hilarious social media account https://bsky.app/profile/cpsc.gov https://bsky.app/profile/cpsc.gov

• photonthug 2y ago
  A very short scroll indeed to find Amazon in the crosshairs, and for good reason too. Baby stuff is always overpriced poor-quality garbage, but if you've been saying to yourself "Gee I wish it was also a suffocation hazard" then Amazon wants you to know they are here to help by a concerted effort to deregulate anything and everything.
• brendoelfrendo 2y ago
  CPSC is a great follow: came for the gonzo photoshop collages, stayed for the relevant product safety info. Every time I see them post I have a little hope for our government.
  • tw04 2y ago
    Don’t worry, Elon is trying to kill that too. https://populistpolicy.org/doge-analysis-of-the-consumer-product-safety-commission/ https://populistpolicy.org/doge-analysis-of-the-consumer-pro...
    • lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
      > The CPSC’s budget of $140 million annually supports oversight of thousands of products. Critics argue that many safety inspections could be handled by private organizations or manufacturers under government oversight. Genuinely curious: if “under government oversight” is an acceptable option for critics, what is the CPSC currently doing that is disagreeable?
      • tw04 2y ago
        And recent history shows how well private inspections with government oversight works too. Boeing has proven it’s a superior model and private companies would never try to game the system.