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Judges of the 5th Circuit U.S. appeals court April 16 denied a request for an en banc rehearing of the decision that upheld CPSC commissioners' removal protections.

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Four broad conclusions and five recommendations for future research were the outcomes of a multi-agency report on recycled crumb rubber used with artificial surfaces for playing fields and playgrounds.

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Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve publication of a two-topic supplement to CPSC's 1992 guidelines on assessing chronic hazards.

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Commissioner Richard Trumka April 15 called on retailers to stop selling weighted infant sleep products, including blankets, swaddles, and sacks.

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May 14 is the deadline to comment on a draft implementing regulation on communicating about surveillance activities under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).

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Briefs on e-bike batteries, baby pods, value of life, bassinets/cradles, and chemicals, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Chinese, European, and U.S. product safety officials April 10 recommitted to the trilateral cooperation begun a decade and a half ago.

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A CPSC contractor report made available April 10 aims to give the agency an overview of mathematical models for characterizing indoor emissions and migration of substances from consumer products.

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Commission votes are due April 16 on separate notices of availability of incident data associated with two open rulemakings on infant sleep products.

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A review of 2023 CPSC-administered recalls by Kids in Danger (KID) showed children's products were 32% – 101 of 312 announcements.

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is pointing to April 29 as the date when companies can start including certain hazard information in IUCLID submissions.

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July 1 is the deadline to respond to two EC inquiries on pyrotechnics and civil explosives.

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Briefs on hammer toys, fuel containers, and CPSC agenda, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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).

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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

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The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) January 10 won a stay of the recent CPSC rule on custom window coverings.

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Peloton will pay $19.065 million to settle two CPSC allegations involving Tread+ treadmills – reporting incidents late and selling 38 units after recalling.