ABSTRACT
In a 1970 fact-seeking study, which resulted in a report entitled the National Commission on Product Safety's Final Report, was issued to President Nixon and Congress. The 1972 Consumer Product Safety Act did not provide the legal authority for Consumer Product Safety Commission to test or certify products for safety before they can be sold to consumers. Even though the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency cover many products that could pose hazards to citizens, there remain many potentially harmful consumer products, which people come in direct contact with and are not regulated by either agency. Acute inhalation animal testing—OECD 403—is recognized as the method of choice if testing for acute inhalation toxicity since no in vitro assays are currently recognized by CPSC in testing for inhalation toxicity. The National Toxicology Program provides detailed Report on Carcinogens, which is a congressionally mandated, science-based, public health document repaired for the Health and Human Service Secretary.
