Backlash over speculation of a possible nationwide ban on gas stoves prompted the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to clarify the agency’s position on Wednesday.
“Contrary to recent media reports, I am not looking to tire gas stoves and the @USCPSC has no proceeding to do so,” the PCSC chair tweeted Alex Hoehn-Saric.
The tweet comes after criticism from Republicans and natural gas industry advocates over the possibility of a national ban following a CPSC commissioner’s statements in a recent media interview.
“This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, told Bloomberg earlier this week. “Any