Import Safety
Recommendations for Improved Consumer Protection
Today, the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety presented to President George W. Bush its Action Plan, which contains short- and long-term recommendations for continuing to improve the safety of imports entering the United States. The Action Plan contains 14 broad recommendations and 50 action steps that provide a roadmap for better protecting American consumers and enhancing the safety of the increasing volume of imports entering the United States. The Action Plan is the product of extensive coordination among Federal agencies, months of hands-on information-gathering, and feedback and suggestions from the private sector. The Action Plan proposes a strategy focused…
