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Acting Chairman Peter Feldman's January 26 approval of updates to crib mattresses rules was his second under CPSC's single-commissioner status.

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Parents Against Tip-Overs (PAT) used a periodic and pro forma request for comments on CPSC information collection to urge action on labeling of clothing storage units (CSUs).

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A 4-pound force test for range knobs is under discussion by a joint task group looking at voluntary standards for preventing accidental activation.

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Formatting and lengths of warnings got attention at a January 26 discussion by the ASTM ad hoc language panel.

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Progress updates about work on six standards were the topics of a January 22 meeting of the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA).

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The European Commission in late January outlined six workstreams and priorities affecting product safety.

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There have been several recent developments impacting the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), the main legislation on the safety of connected electronic products in Europe.

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Briefs on novelty lighters, CSUs, drawstrings, tipping TVs, e-filing, large fires, and risk assessment, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Clorox Company allegedly took more than three years to report to CPSC that it knew of possible bacterial contamination, according the $14.15 million settlement announced January 27.

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Definitions were the focus of a January 13 CSA Z21/83 session working towards a general voluntary standard on gas appliances.

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Next steps in CPSC analysis of PFAS includes seeking more data on the subset of nine chemicals reviewed, according to a contractor report made available January 23.

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Anchoring hardware for common wall types should be supplied with wall beds, CPSC staff urged at a January 8 ASTM F15.42 session.

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Scenarios in which consumers might use residential fire blankets was the topic of conversation at a January 13 meeting on developing a general voluntary standard.

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Briefs and charts on expansion gates, bedrails, tip restrains, bike helmets, party packs, and pool drain covers, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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The October 2 nomination of William Hewes III to fill the slot vacated by Douglas Dziak is a step towards CPSC having an operational commission.

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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.