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CPSC April 18 confirmed it will stop collecting NEISS-AIP data for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Smoking materials in 2019-2023 continued a downward trend as sources of residential fires, according to a March report by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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Reports of chemical risks, especially in cosmetics, is driving a spike in the past two years of Safety Gate notices, according to an EC report made available April 15.

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U.K. targeted testing of product suspected of being unsafe resulted in 83% noncompliance in 2023-2024, according to data made available April 9.

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The European Parliament April 10 said it had reached a provisional agreement with the European Council on updating toy safety rules.

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The EC April 9 called for an opinion on the human health and environmental considerations in transitioning towards a circular economy.

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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Briefs in infant swings, pool ladders, bathtub slips, and CPSC priorities, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Commissioners voted 5-0 to announce a May 14 hearing on CPSC's FY2026 and FY2027 agenda and priorities.

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SunSetter Products will pay $9.25 million to settle a federal suit that alleged late reporting of incidents associated with awning covers.

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Nested Bean seeks relief in seven areas in its March 28 lawsuit involving government statements against weighted infant sleep products.

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CPSC's Inspector General (IG) office has urged changes to hiring practices regarding suitability screening following a complaint over a 2023 withdrawal of an employment offer.

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CPSC Commissioner Mary Boyle March 28 urged "future-focused" import surveillance.

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Sufficient collection systems are in place for duties on de minimis imports from China, according to an April 2 executive order, but a simultaneous order says exemptions will remain for other nations until sufficient collection systems are in place.

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.

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The Supreme Court might soon review the firing protections for multi-member independent boards and commissions.

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Reforms to the UK product safety framework are one step closer after the UK Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (PRM Bill) completed the legislative stages in the UK House of Lords, with a number of amendments made to the proposal on March 12, 2025.

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Agreement on the final text of new rules to revise the EU Toy Safety Directive is getting closer after the second round of formal negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and Commission took place on March 18, 2025.

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Briefs on notice and comment, stick vacuums, Saferproducts.gov, pool ladders, bathtub slips, replica firearms, in-home drownings, grandparents, batteries, REACH, clay targets, GLPs, glitter, water circulators, and biocides , plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.

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CPSC's duties under CPSA 29(e) and (f) likely will be key in its review of how and if it can ensure 6(b) protection in complying with an executive order for government-wide access to agencies' information.

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What the term public safety means in recent executive orders has gained more importance now that it is one of four criteria to focus Justice Department scrutiny of attorneys who have represented clients against the government in the last eight years.

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CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender.

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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.

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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.

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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.

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CPSC publicly posted two February 26 memos to staff against harassment and employment discrimination.

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CPSC and other agencies must have two "technological system[s]" under a February 26 executive order.

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CPSC and other agencies must review their statutes under a February 26 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Managements.

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If anything is clear from the tornado of executive orders in recent weeks, it is that trying to predict how an agency might operate over the next four years is a fool’s errand.

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Policy and legal decisions at CPSC and other regulatory agencies are under more direct White House control via a February 17 executive order.

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A February 18 executive order lays out classification criteria for regulations with an aim towards picking those to amend or eliminate.

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The Department of Justice is set to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the legal precedent used to support the Consumer Product Safety Act's protection against at-will firing of CPSC commissioners and similar shields for other agencies.

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The February 11 executive order that could reduce federal staffing by as much as 75% also contains a provision for agency heads to report on statutorily required activities.

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Commissioners did not reach a majority vote so will take no action on a Nested Bean demand to update safe sleep guidelines regarding weighted infant sleep products.

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Commissioners approved the e-filing implementation rule with an extended general effective date of 18 months from publication.

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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.

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CPSC International Programs staff would move towards virtual training of foreign companies under the FY2025 Operating Plan commissioners approved 5-0 November 6.