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Reasons for CPSC's March 16 order ending the forced recall case against Leachco's Podster infant loungers included CPSC resources allocation decisions.

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CPSC's ending the Leachco Podster forced recall case included a step of vacating the 2024 dismissal of the case by an administrative law judge (ALJ).

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman March 16 asserted that the monetary amount of the agency's settlement with Shimano – $11.5 million – stemmed from a goal of applying a "coherent standard" to such agreements.

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April 1 is the date to comment on CPSC's $11.5 million settlement of late reporting allegations against Shimano.

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A March 13 lawsuit against CPSC seeks free access to incorporated ASTM standards beyond the view-only web access controlled by the standards development organization.

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The ASTM F15.76 subcommittee on child locks and latches agreed on numerous points about warnings.

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The shape of a test sandbox is not crucial to testing beach umbrellas, members of ASTM's F15.79 panel decided at a recent meeting.

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An ASTM F13.30 task group is working though challenges in assessing footwear's ability to resist slippage in cold weather conditions.

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Briefs on youth ATVs, e-bikes, infant cushions, pool pipes, bunkbeds, CO alarms, pools/spas, and winter, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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A March 9 dismissal motion for Black & Decker asserts that CPSC's request for injunctive relief lacks allegations of current or future wrongdoing and simply duplicates relief that the agency won via the 2015 settlement with the company.

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An independent CPSC is necessary as a barrier to unwarranted influence against regulation and enforcement, fired-Commissioner Alexander Hoehn-Saric asserted March 6.

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Consumer Federation of America and Consumer Reports March 2 wrote CPSC in support of an idea for permanent identification labeling of clothing storage units (CSUs).

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No significant risks, including for cancer, are likely from athletic field exposures to artificial infill from recycled tires, according to a March 5 California study.

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Unsafe electrical and childcare products received the two highest monetary "detriment" estimates in a March 5 review of 21 product categories by the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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Chemical risks, especially in cosmetics, were behind the EU's Safety Gate record year in 2025.

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Briefs on CPSC members, e-bikes, toddler beds, water beads, and human trafficking, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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In 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a record-setting total of 422 recalls.

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A 3-0 Republican CPSC majority is being set up with the nomination of Karen Diebel Sessions.

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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.