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Feb 10 2025

Feb 10 2025

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CPSC staffers January 31 gave two reasons in urging commissioners to deny an Amazon request for a stay of an order in the force recall case.


Feb 10 2025

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A provision aimed at curtailing de minimis shipments is part of the February 1 executive order imposing tariffs on goods from China and is in similar but paused orders targeting Canada and Mexico.


Feb 10 2025

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The European Commission February 4 called on member states to use existing powers against "low-value imports."

Feb 10 2025

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Health Canada January 31 reported that it identified 5,266 unsafe products in the fiscal year that ended March 2024. Among outcomes were 272 recalls.


Feb 10 2025

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Bed Bath & Beyond will pay NZ$230,000 related to the safety of children's pajamas and hot water bottles.


Feb 10 2025

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Briefs on grills, cribs, indoor air, and advanced materials, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.


Feb 03 2025

Feb 03 2025

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Amazon January 24 asked the commission to stay the final order in CPSC's forced recall case.


Feb 03 2025

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Acting Chairman Peter Feldman January 24 asked CPSC staff to prepare a commission ballot to remove some "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) items from certain CPSC documents.


Feb 03 2025

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Seniors aged 65 years and older tend to be hospitalized at higher percentages following product-associated injuries, according to data in CPSC's 2024 Annual report made available January 22.


Feb 03 2025

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The European Commission is working on a number of pieces of secondary legislation and other actions to roll-out the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and the Right to Repair Directive.

Feb 03 2025

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The UK government published a policy paper providing an update of the ongoing review of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.


Feb 03 2025

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Ross Koeser, early leader of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), died January 25.

Feb 03 2025

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards January 29 listed five steps it plans to prioritize towards e-bike battery safety.


Feb 03 2025

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The UK Department of Education January 22 gave three design and testing expectations for artificial intelligence product safety.


Feb 03 2025

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Briefs on convertible cribs, gun safes, Fitbit, and infant feeders, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.



FREE CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Dec 17 2024

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Standards development organizations (SDOs) such as ASTM and UL rely heavily on CPSC’s incident data to inform their standards development process.


Jun 10 2024

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The 10th Circuit U.S. appeals court June 4 ruled Leachco cannot stop CPSC's administrative proceeding based solely on whether the commission's structure is constitutional.


Mar 15 2024

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Republicans chairing the House committee and subcommittee that oversee CPSC March 4 asserted that the agency puts policy announcements behind a paywall when speaking before the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICHPSO).


Mar 07 2024

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The Senate March 7 confirmed Douglas Dziak, by unanimous voice vote, to become a CPSC commissioner.


Feb 05 2024

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Consumer product recalls announced by the CPSC in 2023 showed some troublesome extremes.


Jan 22 2024

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The U.S. 5th Circuit appeals court January 17 upheld the protections CPSC commissioners enjoy against not-for-cause removal by presidents.


Sep 18 2023

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Cost-benefit procedure was faulted September 12 by a three-judge panel to vacate CPSC's rule on custom window coverings.


Sep 11 2023

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While the recent $11.5 M civil penalty agreement between Whirlpool and the CPSC certainly raised some eyebrows, what caught my attention are the technical issues behind this penalty.


Jul 31 2023

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CPSC's July 27 hearing on battery fires, especially in micromobility, was marked by a consensus across stakeholders for commission rulemaking.


May 08 2023

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Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) April 26 pushed Consumer Reports to detail any contacts by its writers or other staff with anyone at CPSC over gas stoves.


Apr 17 2023

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Furniture manufacturers and retailers are currently at a crossroads not knowing which way to turn.


Apr 03 2023

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Douglas Dziak is the nominee for the open commissioner position at CPSC.


Mar 20 2023

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CPSC's FY2024 budget request, if granted, would give it 39.4% raise over its current funding.


Mar 13 2023

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A child's value of statistical life (VSL) would be twice that of an adult's in a draft CPSC guidance on such calculations.


Mar 13 2023

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The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) kicked off its 30th Anniversary year at the recently held 2023 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida.


Feb 27 2023

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CPSC staff February 22 sent commissioners a draft request for information (RFI) about gas stoves' effects on indoor air.


Feb 20 2023

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CPSC staffers February 10 asked UL to form a working group to look at lithium-ion battery fires in micromobility products.


Feb 13 2023

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Commissioners voted 3-1 February 8 to publish the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on revising CPSC's 6(b) rules.


Feb 06 2023

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'Second-life' lithium-ion batteries have generally the same hazard patterns as new counterparts, but at higher likelihood, according to a January 31 report by the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).


Jan 23 2023

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Many of CPSC staff's 6(b) proposals rely on an understanding of disclosure as involving release of new information.