CPSC To Announce New Strategies at the Ports.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Each year, hundreds of millions of toys, fireworks, cigarette lighters, clothes and other consumer products are imported into the United States. In an effort to address the increase of imports, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing new import strategies and a greater presence at the ports.

At a news conference today at the Port of Long Beach, CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord was joined by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Assistant Commissioner Daniel Baldwin and California Director of Consumer Affairs Carrie Lopez to formally announce the creation of the new Import...