Chinese Drywall Toxic?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released revised guidelines for remediating Chinese drywall, based on key findings from final studies that were part of the investigation the Commission conducted together with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CPSC says it believes that compared to the previously released protocols, these [...]

Is American-made drywall causing the same problems that have been linked to tainted Chinese-made drywall? The Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report this week that was supposed to help answer that question, but the report has so many gaps …

A troubling new report from the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has done nothing to address concerns that American-made drywall may be causing the same types of odor and corrosion problems that have been associated with Chinese drywall. The CPSC report, which was supposed to determine whether or not domestically produced drywall was subject [...]

Is American-made drywall causing the same problems that have been linked to tainted Chinese-made drywall? The Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report this week that was supposed to help answer that question, but the report has so many gaps …

Federal regulators say that wiring blackened by Chinese drywall in homes throughout the United States does not present a safety hazard and does not need to be replaced, potentially saving some homeowners and companies thousands of dollars.  The U.S …

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) dictates it is not necessary to replace electrical wiring in homes with Chinese Drywall. Tainted Chinese Drywall presents no risk to home electrical systems. Filter Scientific Coatings is a clear alternative to …

According to the CPSC a relatively unknown crisis, Chinese or Defective Drywall, has grown to affect 43 states.The question being asked is, “Who will help the victims and when will that help come?” What originally appeared to affect only a few states has …

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that testing has ruled out Chinese drywall and a large number of other environmental factors as potential causes of death for a number of infants who died in recent years while living in on-base …

The Chinese drywall issue was not resolved during a visit to China by the head of the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). According to a report on HousingWire.com, the CPSC had sought a meeting with Chinese drywall manufacturers, but it did not materialize. On Monday, CPSC chair Inez Tenenbaum told Reuters that 13 Chinese [...]

The federal government no longer considers the presence of strontium to be a reliable indicator of corrosive Chinese drywall . According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), a high level of …