U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Signs Consumer Product Safety Agreement with India

On January 12, 2006, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India to improve the safety of consumer products that are exported to the United States from India.  The agreement provides for an exchange of consumer product safety information, the development of training programs on consumer product safety, and the exchange of experts and professionals and official to carry out consumer safety programs.  The CPSC Chairman, Hal Stratton, noted the increasing importance of India in the United States marketplace, and that working directly with governments such as India’s will help both the CPSC and India’s counterpart to “identify dangerous products faster, save lives and prevent injuries in both countries.”  Last year the CPSC signed agreements with Mexico and Canada to improve consumer product safety.CPSC News Release

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