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Product Safety Letter will not appear May 27, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 53, No. 21, will be June 3, 2024.

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Commissioners' votes are due May 21 on issuing a direct final rule to incorporate changes to ASTM's F2088-24 infant/cradle swings standard into rules at 16 CFR 1223.

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How e-bikes are powered, not just that they are powered, could be a key consideration in defining the products in a potential CPSC regulation, comments to the agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) show.

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There are at least two instances of CPSC not complying with "anti-gag" requirements for the nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), according to a May 8 management alert by the agency's Inspector General (IG) office.

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An annual estimate of 23,675 home structure fires in 2017-2022 had sprinklers present, according to an April report form the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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The House passed four CPSC-related bills, all by voice vote.

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NHSTA earlier in May reported that it knew the restraint use for 675 of 756 children 0-14 years who died in motor vehicle crashes in 2022.

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The European Council May 15 formalized its negotiating position for updating EU toy safety regulations.

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Briefs on glue and CPSC payments, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Recall effectiveness, communications funding, IT, and staff training got most attention at CPSC's May 8 briefing on FY2024 midyear updates.

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Commissioner Richard Trumka May 8 sought numerous times to solicit opinions that CPSC should not participate in setting voluntary standards for weighted infant sleep products.

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The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) May 9 announces plans for a suit against CPSC on behalf of Dreamland Baby over Commissioner Richard Trumka's recent push to get retailers to stop selling weighted infant sleep products.

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) May 6 added CPSC and eight other agencies to those he seeks input from about how they are addressing China's activities under their jurisdictions.

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Two EC requests for comments focus on standards. Both involve ability of the European standards to address current economic and industrial needs.

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Briefs on water beads, furniture, chromium VI, tools, and ecommerce, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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).

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

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

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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.

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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.