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The 5-0 commission decision to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on neck floats did not include seeking feedback about expansion beyond toys.

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Two October 17 briefs from Leachco present the company's positions in CPSC’s appeal of the dismissed administrative case that sought a recall of Podster infant loungers.

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CPSC's inspector general (IG) office October 15 listed enterprise risk, resource management, and IT security as top FY2025 challenges to agency operations.

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Commissioners' votes were due near the PSL deadline on whether to deny the flooring petition.

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CPSC staffers October 16 urged the ASTM F15.21 subcommittee to align its infant lounger work with the final rule on infant support cushions

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CPSC staffers October 11 called on the ASTM F15.11 bed rails subcommittee to revise straps provisions in the F2085 children's bed rail standard.

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Health Canada October 25 pointed to 10 baby walkers available online.

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Respond by November 22 to a Health Canada consultation on possible regulatory initiatives on chemicals in consumer products.

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The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its 2024 International Symposium on October 16-17, 2024, in conjunction with the European Commission's International Product Safety Week.

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Briefs on reporting, guns, commission staff, nursing pillows, OHVs/UTVs, AI, cordless drills, heated socks, games, robes, cribs/play yards, and batteries plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

Product Safety Letter will not appear October 28, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 53, No. 41, will be November 4, 2024.

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Commissioners October 16 voted to finalize CPSC's rule on infant support cushions with one amendment.

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The vibe of CPSC's October 16 briefing on the draft FY25 operating plan was concern about loss of capabilities due to low funding.

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Many comments to CPSC's rulemaking on button/coin batteries in toys indicate confusion about the lines between Reese's Law, the 2023 version of ASTM F963 on toys, and CPSC's proposal.

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Commissioners' votes are due October 22 on a 30-day extension for comments on data on debris penetration of off highway vehicles (OHVs).

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Health Canada October 16 warned about online availability of baby walkers, which are banned in that nation.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) October 15 urged safety during that nation's fireworks season.

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Briefs on AI, e-scooters, toys, chargers, cribs/play yards, and Snuga, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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.

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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.