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Commissioners November 29 added a question about stockpiling to CPSC's NPR on infant support cushions.

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Properly defining PFAS and considering alternatives were common themes in replies to the CPSC request for information (RFI) about use in products.

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CPSC should seek more data on the effects of regulations on prices, recommended a recently available contractor report.

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There were an estimated 1.5 million U.S. fires in 2022 attended by fire services.

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Watch in early December for a report on regulating PFAS from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

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Restrictions targeting PVC are the recommendations in a report made available November 28 from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

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Trilogue negotiations on proposed new right to repair laws in the EU are expected to start December 7, 2023.

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Briefs on water beads, toys, focus groups, and counterfeits, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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A Los Angeles federal jury November 16 convicted the two defendants in the Gree criminal trial.

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CPSC knew of 11 deaths among children under 12 years old and estimated there were some 145,500 injuries among all ages occurring in 2022 and associated with toys.

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January 2 is the deadline to comment on an EC consultation on health effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs).

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Health Canada handled 624 product reports in the quarter that ended with September.

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Briefs on infant loungers, toys, biocidal products, and gas stoves, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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.

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Peloton will pay $19.065 million to settle two CPSC allegations involving Tread+ treadmills – reporting incidents late and selling 38 units after recalling.

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CPSC's budget for the ongoing fiscal year is $152.5 million under the appropriations act signed December 29.

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CPSC's Inspector General (IG) office made seven recommendations following its investigation into the vote on the agency's FY2022 operating plan.

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Whether there is a duty to remedy products that are functionally equivalent to those found to be hazardous is among the debates in recent filings in CPSC's administrative suit to force recalls by Amazon.

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With just few finalization steps left, the European Parliament and Council November 29 provisionally agreed on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).