Edwards calls on head of Consumer Product Safety Commission to resign

[JohnLocke]

Edwards calls for head of consumer safety head
By Foon Rhee--Boston Globe
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Democrat John Edwards called today for the resignation of the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission as he outlined proposals to protect Americans from unsafe food, drugs, and toys.

Campaigning at a middle school in Amherst, N.H., Edwards blasted Nancy Nord, the commission's acting chairwoman appointed by President Bush, for accepting travel expenses from the toy industry.

Tuesday, she defended her enforcement record before a congressional committee, and Bush proposed to give the federal government sweeping new powers to monitor imported products.

But Edwards said the federal government isn't doing enough. He proposes to double the CPSC's budget, to require independent testing for lead in children's products, to enforce country-of-origin labeling on food products, and to station permanent Food and Drug Administration inspectors in all countries that export significant amounts of pharmaceuticals to the United States.

"The broken system in Washington has created weak consumer protection regulations and bad trade deals leaving our children and families vulnerable to unsafe products," he said. "As president, I will overhaul our import safety system and stand up to the special interests who put corporate profit about the health and safety of the American people."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/11/edwards_calls_f.html

Edwards: Head of Consumer Product Safety Commission should resign
Associated Press
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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AMHERST, N.H. (AP) - After massive recalls of food, medicine and toys, Democrat John Edwards wants the nation's top consumer protector to resign.

Speaking this morning in Amherst (New Hampshire), Edwards called for the resignation of Nancy Nord, acting head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He says Nord and the Bush administration have left American children and families vulnerable to dangerous products.

He also introduced his own consumer product regulations, including banning regulators from accepting gifts and travel expenses from industries they oversee and banning lead in all children's products. He would empower authorities to stop risky children's products at the border and increase penalties for companies that produce faulty products.

Edwards said he also would station Food and Drug Administration inspectors in foreign countries, starting with China and India, so they can conduct spot inspections.

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7324196&nav=menu183_2

[JohnLocke]

1. Kick (nt).

[yardwork]

2. Good. I wish that Edwards was still my senator.

[waiting for hope]

6. So do I - But I prefer him

much more to be my President!

[Nutmegger]

3. Giving this some DU R&K love!

:thumbsup::loveya::kick:

Edwards 2008!

[Virginia Dare]

4. Why stop there, call on Bush to resign and work down from there..

but, I agree, that corrupt corporate toady needs to be gone, the problem is, they'll just replace her with another slightly less corrupt corporate toady, but it will be the "best we can get".

[JohnLocke]

5. Kick (nt).