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Commissioner Peter Feldman will become acting CPSC chairman as the presidential administrations change.

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The Supreme Court will not hear Leachco's case targeting removal protections for CPSC commissioners.

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CPSC's draft rulemaking on micromobility batteries might move forward regardless of voluntary standards activity, it became clear at a January 15 briefing.

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Products sold in Northern Ireland appeared in the EU's January 10 Safety Gate report.

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February 10 is the deadline to give feedback on three EC consultations on lead used in electrical and electronics components. All address exemptions.

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Number of suppliers and number of components can affect the safety of construction products, according to a January report from the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

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Briefs on immersion heaters, CPSC activity, e-filing, activity centers, and burdens, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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A briefing is schedule for January 15 and CPSC staff seek a January 29 decisional meeting on publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products.

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Children's cumulative exposure to silver nanoparticles could become a concern in the future, CPSC staff said a memo made available January 2.

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There was a statistically significant upward trend in injuries among seniors 65+ years old and associated with consumer products, according to a January 2 CPSC report.

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Apple has made both physical and virtual changes to bring its AirTags into compliance with Reese's Law, CPSC said January 2.

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The EU's new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) entered into application across the EEA (European Union Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and in Northern Ireland on December 13.

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Last year was the final year of the 2019-2024 mandate of the European Commission – a period of an unprecedented level of reform for product safety, compliance and liability laws in the EU.

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Briefs on activity centers, e-filing, bathtubs, and firepots, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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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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.