Product Safety Letter will not appear October 28, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 53, No. 41, will be November 4, 2024.

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Commissioners October 16 voted to finalize CPSC's rule on infant support cushions with one amendment.

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The vibe of CPSC's October 16 briefing on the draft FY25 operating plan was concern about loss of capabilities due to low funding.

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Many comments to CPSC's rulemaking on button/coin batteries in toys indicate confusion about the lines between Reese's Law, the 2023 version of ASTM F963 on toys, and CPSC's proposal.

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Commissioners' votes are due October 22 on a 30-day extension for comments on data on debris penetration of off highway vehicles (OHVs).

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Health Canada October 16 warned about online availability of baby walkers, which are banned in that nation.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) October 15 urged safety during that nation's fireworks season.

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Briefs on AI, e-scooters, toys, chargers, cribs/play yards, and Snuga, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Four commissioners October 10 urged secondary market e-commerce platforms to ensure against sales of recalled Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings.

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CPSC might simply push inhalant abusers who use "duster" aerosols to other products, according to some of the pushback to the notice of proposed rulemaking.

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CPSC knows of 373 deaths in 2017-2023 involving micromobility products.

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The U.K, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) seeks response by December 2 on a call for evidence on common chargers.

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E-bike visibility might need to go beyond reflector requirements, according to an October 3 CPSC staff review of bicycle standards, both powered and non-powered.

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Briefs on ROVs/UTVs, infant bath seats, CPSC organization, and food contact, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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The 10th Circuit U.S. appeals court June 4 ruled Leachco cannot stop CPSC's administrative proceeding based solely on whether the commission's structure is constitutional.

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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.