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Chinese drywall now federal case
Posted By Walter Schneider On April 4, 2009 @ 7:42 am In Community & Industry, Pollution: Health Issues, Emission Incidents & Issues | 1 Comment
Tampa Bay Business Journal
April 3, 2009
Florida governor makes federal case out of ‘Chinese drywall’
By Michael Hinman, Staff writer
Gov. Charlie Crist is seeking federal help in dealing with the growing concerns over certain drywall used in homes throughout Florida, calling on both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to step in….([1] Full Story)
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Update 2010 09 07: The US Consumer Products Safety Commission has set up a [2] Drywall Information Center that offers a large variety of information regarding the issue of the drywall problem, tests and remedial action.
In short, the problem exists, it is large and requires at times expensive remediation. However, one of the most important pieces of advice regarding the drywall issue is contained in a Consumer Alert by the US Federal Trade Commission: [3] Defective Imported Drywall: Don’t Get Nailed by Bogus Tests and Treatments, to which the CPSC Drywall Information Center established a prominent link on its home page.
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#1 Comment By Walter Schneider On September 7, 2010 @ September 7, 2010
The US Consumer Products Safety Commission has set up a Drywall Information Center ( [4] http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html ) that offers a large variety of information regarding the issue of the drywall problem, tests and remedial action.
In short, the problem exists, it is large and requires at times expensive remediation. However, one of the most important pieces of advice regarding the drywall issue is contained in a Consumer Alert by the US Federal Trade Commission: Defective Imported Drywall: Don’t Get Nailed by Bogus Tests and Treatments ( [5] http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.shtm ), to which the CPSC Drywall Information Center established a prominent link on its home page.
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[1] Full Story: http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/03/30/daily66.html
[2] Drywall Information Center: http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html
[3] Defective Imported Drywall: Don’t Get Nailed by Bogus Tests and Treatments: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.shtm
[4] http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html: http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html
[5] http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.shtm: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.shtm
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