CPSC Asks for Comments on Petition to Ban Cords for Window Coverings
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for comments by Sept. 13 on a petition from advocacy groups to set a mandatory standard for window covering cords. The petition requests that the commission ban window covering cords when a cord…
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is unnecessary, and asks that CPSC require all window covering cords be made inaccessible through the use of a passive guardian device. According to CPSC, the petition says the voluntary standards currently in place are insufficient to protect children from choking, and the amount of recalls demonstrate that the standard isn’t being followed anyway. The petition was filed by: Parents for Window Blind Safety; Consumer Federation of America; Consumers Union; Kids in Danger; Public Citizen; U.S. PIRG; Independent Safety Consulting; Safety Behavior Analysis, Inc.; and Onder, Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson.