CVS agrees to $45,000 civil penalty for failing to report drawstrings in children's jackets
Monday, August 8
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that CVS Pharmacy, Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $45,000. The penalty resolves CPSC staff's allegations that CVS knowingly failed to report to CPSC immediately, as required by federal law, that it had sold children's hooded jackets with drawstrings at the neck from August 2008 to January 2009.More

Customs and Border Protection Advisory Committee meeting open to public, available online
Tuesday, August 2
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection will meet Aug. 18 in Long Beach, Calif. The meeting will be open to the public. As an alternative to on-site attendance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will also offer a live webcast of the meeting via the Internet.More