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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman August 19 announced that the commission has taken steps for the loss of a quorum.

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Commissioners August 21 voted 2-0 to approve three rulemaking ballots on neck floats, water beads, and micromobility batteries.

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Commissioners August 20 voted 2-0 to approve nine actions: withdrawing six rulemakings, beginning removal of two old rules, and rescinding the 2024 value of life guidance.

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Commissioners August 20 voted 2-0 to adopt a new science policy.

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A coalition of consumer groups told CPSC that the request for comments on reducing burdens relies on a distorted belief that the pertinent costs of regulations are those born by companies.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) advanced two arguments in its opening brief to the 4th circuit U.S. appeals court opposing the Democratic commissioners' reinstatements.

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Briefs on plush toys, wall racks, baby nests, charging stations, and CPSC firings, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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The readiness of CPSC's e-filing system was among areas targeted in comments about reducing regulatory burdens.

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CPSC still needs to do better in securing information, according to an August 7 report by its inspector general (IG) office.

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Give the EC feedback by September 8 on amending the Toy Safety Directive on allowances for cobalt.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards OPSS is giving to September 5 for objections to updates of standards for low-voltage equipment compliance.

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Five recent Health Canada compliance verification reports cover corded window coverings, ceramic foodware, chemicals containers, furniture coating, and USB chargers.

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CPSC Acting-Chairman Peter Feldman received sole power to take steps usually involving a commission majority, including publishing rulemaking actions.

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The Supreme Court July 23 stayed the district court decision that returned the three Democratic commissioners to CPSC.

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Whether disruptions at CPSC are due to the firings or to the reinstatements of the Democratic commissioners is a question that may determine if two stays are granted.

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The three fired CPSC commissioners can return to their jobs under a permanent injunction issued June 13 by Judge Matthew Maddox in Maryland U.S. district court.

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Marc J. Schoem

During the 1960s, product safety concerns were managed by multiple government agencies, including the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW, predecessor to the Department of Health and Human Services), the National Bureau of Standards, the Food and Drug Administration, and others.

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The idea to move CPSC into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) became a confirmed plan May 30 with the publication of CPSC and HHS FY2026 budget requests.

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Robert Adler and R. David Pittle, Ph.D.

If you think that President Trump's legally dubious war on regulatory agencies like EEOC, NLRB, and FTC is outrageous, be prepared to recognize the tiny Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the hands-down winner for most savaged regulatory agency in this administration.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman is among the defendants in a May 21 civil complaint over the firings of the three Democratic commissioners.

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Who is encroaching on whose constitutional powers is the question that will ultimately determine if the DOGE process can continue.

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The three Democratic commissioners were removed from their posts May 8, setting up a likely legal battle.

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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.

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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.

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CPSC's duties under CPSA 29(e) and (f) likely will be key in its review of how and if it can ensure 6(b) protection in complying with an executive order for government-wide access to agencies' information.

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What the term public safety means in recent executive orders has gained more importance now that it is one of four criteria to focus Justice Department scrutiny of attorneys who have represented clients against the government in the last eight years.

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CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender.

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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.

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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.

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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.

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CPSC publicly posted two February 26 memos to staff against harassment and employment discrimination.