Warner, Kaine Urge Consumer Products Safety Commission to Quickly Evaluate Improvements to Safety Standards for Hazardous Beach Umbrellas
July 03, 2024
July 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are urging the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to work with American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) International, a nonprofit that recently released safety standards to address hazards posed by detached and flyaway beach umbrellas, to evaluate and finalize these new standards.
Today, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are urging the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to work with American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) International, a nonprofit that recently released safety standards to address hazards posed by detached and flyaway beach umbrellas, to evaluate and finalize these new standards.