The primary agency that has handled consumer complaints since the start of the Chinese drywall crisis has been the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC recently teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct extensive studies on allegedly defective drywall, in an effort to establish a connection between reported health and home issues with the drywall.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a press release indicating that based on a major study of over 50 homes, indoor air sampling tests pointed to a “strong association” between homes with Chinese drywall, hydrogen sulfide, and metal corrosion.
As homeowners who have been adversely affected by the presence of Chinese drywall in their homes await the results of the investigations that have been underway by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), some may be wondering the measures, inquiries, and elements of the investigation.
If you are a homeowner or builder who has been affected by imported drywall from China you are mostly likely already familiar with the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Drywall Information Center. If however you are not, and are interested in monitoring the progress of the CPSC, check out there website at least once a month for new investigative results and updates.
In this day and age, judging a house by its exterior is akin to judging a book by its cover. Pristine on the outside, James City resident Bill Morgan recently discovered contaminated Chinese drywall as the source of his worst nightmares – foul smelling odors, the inexplicable corrosion of his household appliances, and the mystery of his wife’s jewelry literally developing a black residue.
Letters from US Representative Robert Wexler of Florida’s 19th district to Governor Crist concering Chinese drywall. Also read Governor Crist’s letter to the EPA and CDC.
Senator Bill Nelson was in Cape Coral, Florida for a conference to address the Chinese drywall problem.
Several toxic Chinese drywall suits to be filed as one class action suit in Florida.
