US Democrats call for halt to proposed changes to product safety program
( November 9, 2026, 19:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Jan Schakowsky led a letter questioning Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chair Peter Feldman about the Trump administration's proposed changes to a program used to inform product safety recalls. According to the lawmakers, the changes would expand surveillance of Americans' emergency department records and risk patients' privacy. The letter raised concerns that the CPSC's proposed changes to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System unnecessarily expand the scope of the program's surveillance efforts and expose patient data to security risks due to the implementation of artificial intelligence in the program.Full statement follows:...
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