Our Mission

The Academy of Product Safety Attorneys (APSA) serves to help protect the public from defective or unsafe products through education, awareness and advocacy. With a nationally recognized faculty of product safety and consumer advocates, it is the mission of the Academy to inform the public on current safety issues, create greater accountability among companies who make products and to spur change to make products safer.

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Product Safety Report View all articles

• Auto Safety

  

  Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute Recals for Acce...

  Faced with mounting complaints and multiple deaths involving uncontrolled acceleration of Ford Escapes and Mazda Tributes, Ford and Mazda under mounting pressure recalled more than 500,000 Ford Escapes model years 2001-2004 and Mazda recalled more than 200,000 2001-2008 Tributes, the … Read More

• Consumer Safety

  

  Wire Grill Cleaning Brushes Can Pose Food Saf...

  Wire grill cleaning brushes have commonly been used to clean barbeque grills.  However, recently, more and more instances are arising where wire bristles from grill cleaning brushes have fallen off the brush, unsuspectingly finding their way into peoples’ foods and … Read More

• Legislative & Legal

  

  Side Impact Standards – Will It Save Lives?

  Cars are safer than they used to be, no doubt about it. All cars now being manufactured include frontal airbags, and almost all include some type of side airbags.  But, the extent of side impact protection varies greatly, which is … Read More