Independent agency created by the United States government in 1972 to evaluate products in an effort to prevent consumers from being harmed by defective workmanship. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (www.cpsc.gov) also works with product developers to establish and abide by uniform safety practices that must be implemented before a product can be introduced to the general public.

Protecting the Quality of Chinese imports
China is known as the largest manufacturer in the world. The Asian superpower produces billions worth of products every year, accounting for almost a third of global production. Western companies ...