Inez Moore Tenenbaum

Inez Moore Tenenbaum is the chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of consumer products. She previously served as South Carolina's state superintendent of education, and practiced health, environmental and public interest law. Tenenbaum spoke with Tom Fox, who writes the Washington Post's Federal Coach Blog and is the director of the Partnership for Public Service's Center for Government Leadership.

In a move with direct impact on the promotional product industry, President Obama announced he intends to appoint Inez Moore Tenenbaum as chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the governmental agency that oversees the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

In a move with direct impact on the promotional product industry, President Obama announced he intends to appoint Inez Moore Tenenbaum as chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the governmental agency that oversees the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The CPSIA, passed in 2008, sets limits on the amount of contaminants, such as lead, that can be contained in consumer and children's products.

 

 

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