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PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Nov 04 2024

Nov 04 2024

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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.


Nov 04 2024

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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.


Nov 04 2024

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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.


Nov 04 2024

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


Nov 04 2024

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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


Nov 04 2024

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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.


Nov 04 2024

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Two CPSC contractor reports available October 10 cited lessons learned in measuring children's strength.

Nov 04 2024

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued 32 product safety infringement notices in the fiscal year ending with June 2024.

Nov 04 2024

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


Nov 04 2024

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The U.K. Department for Business and Trade October 24 launched a campaign on e-bike/scooter fires.

Nov 04 2024

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


Nov 04 2024

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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.


Nov 04 2024

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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.


Oct 21 2024

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.


Oct 21 2024

Oct 21 2024

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


Oct 21 2024

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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.


Oct 21 2024

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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.


Oct 21 2024

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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).


Oct 21 2024

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


Oct 21 2024

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


Oct 21 2024

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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.



FREE CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Jun 10 2024

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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.


Mar 15 2024

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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).


Mar 07 2024

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


Feb 05 2024

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


Jan 22 2024

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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.


Sep 18 2023

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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.


Sep 11 2023

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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.


Jul 31 2023

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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.


May 08 2023

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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.


Apr 17 2023

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


Apr 03 2023

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


Mar 20 2023

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


Mar 13 2023

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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.


Mar 13 2023

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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.


Feb 27 2023

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


Feb 20 2023

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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.


Feb 13 2023

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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.


Feb 06 2023

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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).


Jan 23 2023

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


Jan 16 2023

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