U.S. Consumer Safety Data Collection Scaled Back

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will cease collecting data on various injuries—including those from motor vehicle crashes, alcohol use, adverse drug reactions, and workplace incidents—due to staffing cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This change affects the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a 47-year-old program that gathers emergency room data from 100 hospitals and has been critical for safety standards, product recalls, and injury prevention efforts.