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CPSC knows of at least 71 fatalities associated with micromobility products in 2017-2020 and estimates there were about 190,500 emergency department visits during that period.

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CPSC knows of at least 210 non-fire carbon monoxide (CO) deaths in 2018 associated with products under its jurisdiction.

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Commissioner Peter Feldman November 23 said that CPSC's maximum civil penalty amounts might not be at a deterrence level for ecommerce platforms.

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Addressing online marketplaces is among the short-term opportunities found in responses to a consultation by the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) characterized activity under the product safety pledge begun last year as "encouraging."

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Comment by January 14 on the Washington State Department of Ecology's draft regulatory report to the state legislature.

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The Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection subcommittee November 30 will ask about potential legislation on safety risks from toys, especially counterfeits, and holiday decorations.

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Briefs on clothing storage, child passengers, fires, BPA, plastic recycling, and nanomaterials, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.