CPSC Nominee Faces Questions about Chinese Drywall
This week, the nominee to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission was grilled about the problem of tainted Chinese drywall during her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing.
According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, nominee Inez M. Tenenbaum promised to work quickly to resolve the Chinese drywall problems. She added that, if confirmed, her first step would be to meet with scientists and set up a schedule for testing.
Some senators criticized the ‘wait-and-test’ approach. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., called the investigation’s pace “inadequate.” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said victims face a “Kafkaesque tragedy.”
Homeowners have been driven out of their houses by the rotten-egg smell of sulfur dioxide. The sulfur dioxide can be toxic and has been blamed for corroding wires and pipes leading to the ruin of appliances and household systems such as air conditioners. The Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that the problems seem to be concentrated in homes built in 2006 and 2007.
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