CPSC Announces Winners of First-Ever Apps Challenge

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced four developers as the winners of CPSC’s first-ever Safety Apps Challenge. Earlier this year, CPSC challenged developers to create apps to help consumers track recall announcements and safety incidents involving consumer products. Nine developers from around the U.S. stepped up to the challenge and submitted proposals, using CPSC’s SaferProducts.gov and recalls APIs—application program interfaces—to come up with innovative ways to access CPSC recalls and incident data. Each of the four developers won $1,000 for creating an app that will help empower consumers with vital safety information.