Posts Tagged ‘safety-commission’

Structural Integrity of Chinese Drywall Called Into Question – Yahoo Finance

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A leading US distributor of picture hanging hardware has urged the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to expand its investigation of Chinese Drywall to address structural integrity. In a …

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Fully Insurable Chinese Drywall Testing Protocol – Azom.com

The protocol requires extensive sampling and testing throughout the home and utilizes both technologies that are currently being used by the Consumer Products Safety Commission in their investigation of Chinese drywall.

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Bogus Chinese Drywall Fixes Prompt FTC Warning (NewsInferno)

Chinese drywall victims should be careful about anyone promising tests or fixes for their wallboard problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), such Chinese drywall “solutions” are likely scams. So far, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received 2,276 reports from residents in 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico concerning

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KDHE Works with CPSC to Identify Kansas Homes Where Chinese Drywall May Have Been Used (Kansas City InfoZine)

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to identify any Kansas homes where Chinese drywall may have been used.

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KDHE seeks homes with Chinese drywall – LJWORLD

Topeka — Kansas officials are working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to find homes where imported Chinese drywall may have been used. The effort by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the federal commission follows …

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Chinese Drywall Hotline Established in Louisiana – Newsinferno.com

Louisiana has set up a Chinese drywall hotline so people in the state experiencing problems with the defective wallboard can register their complaints.

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Drywall made in China causing problems in homes – Canton Repository

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has some unsettling advice for people who live in homes built with Chinese-made drywall: “Spend as much time outdoors in fresh air as possible.” The CPSC said it has received 2,091 reports from consumers in …

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U.S. nails Chinese drywall for woes in homes – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MIAMI — What thousands of homeowners nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated yesterday, when the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes …

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CPSC finds link between Chinese drywall, corrosion – Business Insurance

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released results Tuesday from an indoor study of homes built with Chinese drywall that found a link between the drywall and corrosion of metals in those homes. The CPSC, which is part of the …

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Faulty Chinese drywall causes corrosion, federal study says – Miami Herald

What thousands of homeowners in South Florida and nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated Monday when the Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes …

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