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Consumer Product Safety Commission: Consumer Education Efforts for Revised Children's Sleepwear Safety Standard

HEHS-99-123 Published: Jun 09, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 09, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO examined the type and extent of consumer education that occurred since the revised children's sleepwear safety standard went into effect in January 1997, focusing on three voluntary point-of-sale practices that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others recognize as important for informing consumers about the new standard.

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