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Sep 07 2026

Sep 07 2026

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Twelve Democratic lawmakers September 3 called on CPSC to "immediately suspend" the project to upgrade NEISS.


Sep 07 2026

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Documents under seal in the Amazon forced recall case included those that could reveal CPSC enforcement practice, according to a late August judicial order.


Sep 07 2026

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) September 1 agreed with a complaint by a consumer group about the adequacy of the nation's product safety oversight.


Sep 07 2026

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There were 1,103 roadway cycling deaths and 52,887 injuries, according to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).


Sep 07 2026

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CPSC in late August made public numerous letters that staffers sent to voluntary standards panels in recent months.


Sep 07 2026

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Briefs on batteries, baby loungers, squeeze toys, and bedrails, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.


Aug 31 2026

Aug 31 2026

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An August 19 court brief for CPSC continued disputes in the Amazon forced-recall case.


Aug 31 2026

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CPSC should look at whether there are regulatory gaps in the proposed rule for batteries in micromobility products, wrote Consumer Federation of America (CFA).


Aug 31 2026

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CPSC heard it should do more to allay the potential fears that it is harming safety in its efforts to remove obsolete and unnecessary rules.


Aug 31 2026

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) August 21 said it secured changes to fire extinguisher marketing related to lithium-ion battery fires.


Aug 31 2026

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Recent CPSC interactions with voluntary standards groups addressed anti-tip anchors, flammable refrigerants in spas/hot tubs and in HVAC, nanomaterials, and refrigerators.

Aug 31 2026

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Briefs on NEISS, CPSC members, teething toys, and magnetic blocks, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.



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Jul 27 2026

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The Senate Commerce Committee July 22 voted 15-13 to favorably report the CPSC nominations of Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions.


Jul 06 2026

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CPSC nominees Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions fielded four questions at their June 24 confirmation hearing.


Jun 08 2026

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CPSC Executive Director Brien Lorenze's June 1 commissioner nomination is for the past seat of ex-Commissioner Douglas Dziak.


May 18 2026

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CPSC May 14 listed five factors it considers in referring criminal offences to the Department of Justice (DOJ).


Apr 13 2026

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CPSC's April 3 FY2027 budget request again seeks reduced funding to $135 million, but it does not envision staffing reductions from 459 full time equivalents.

Mar 16 2026

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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.

Feb 23 2026

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The likely upcoming Republican monopoly on CPSC power does not violate the letter of the CPSA despite bipartisanship being both a half-century tradition and the goal of those who wrote the 1972 law.


Feb 18 2026

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


Feb 16 2026

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


Oct 04 2025

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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.


Aug 28 2025

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


Jul 23 2025

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


Jun 23 2025

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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.


Jun 14 2025

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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.


Jun 09 2025

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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.


May 30 2025

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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.


May 27 2025

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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.


May 21 2025

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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.


May 19 2025

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


May 09 2025

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