The gloves come off in the debate over defective Chinese Drywall

Amanda Wick — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:50:54 GMT

Today, in an article on newsinferno.com, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) called for the resignation of Nancy Nord, head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), because of the CPSC's failure to respond to Florida’s drywall problems.

Nelson is quoted as saying, “The CPSC has the legal authority to stop the importation of this stuff and to cause a recall and utilize their legal authority to exact penalties and to seize the assets of these companies. Now, that’s what I have asked them to do... The CPSC ought to exert their powers, now the problem is, you’ve got a chairman, Nancy Nord that just is not doing their job and the administration is going to have to replace her with somebody that will.”

While the CPSC sent a five-member team to investigate in Florida, Nord's position is that it is too soon in the process to issue a recall.

Interestingly, the Chinese government has apparently launced its own investigation into the defective Chinese drywall and has told news sources that the Chinese FDA-equivalent is “very concerned” about the allegations made regarding the material.

While problematic reports have so far only come out of Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Virginia, the drywall was also imported through ports in California, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, New York, Georgia, Washington, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. As summer approaches and temperatures rise, so likely will the number of reports in warm, humid locales as these are factors that exacerbate the drywall emissions.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Amanda Wick

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The gloves come off in the debate over defective Chinese Drywall