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CPSC staff said more toddler entry tests should be in ASTM F3698 on computer assisted drowning detection systems.

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E-commerce is atop the 2025-2026 product safety priorities issued June 27 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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The portion of consumers thinking the U.K. product safety system is effective remained near 50% in an analysis of consumer attitudes made available July 2.

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Legislation to give the UK government wide-ranging powers to reforms the product safety framework is expected to pass in July 2025 after completing legislative stages in the House of Commons on June 4.

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As part of the European Commission's focus on enforcement for its current mandate, it is exploring more EU-level involvement to strengthen enforcement of EU product safety and consumer protection laws.

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Briefs on bath seats, infant walkers, durability, used products and e-commerce, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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The lack – as of the PSL press time – of a 4th circuit U.S. appeals court decision on a stay request means that some developments reported in this issue could be put into question after finalization of the stories.

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The status quo at CPSC is a five-member commission as existed prior to the May 8 firing orders, according to the denial of one of two stay requests.

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CPSC June 25 used the phrase sharp increase to characterize the 11 known deaths and estimated 14,700 injuries associated with fireworks in 2024.

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An updated CPSC policy on reduction in force (RIF) actions requires majority votes of the commission.

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CPSC's Democratic commissioners voted – with the Republicans listed as "did not participate" – to issue a replacement midyear update that calls for numerous final rules and directs staff actions aimed at ensuring congressionally approved spending occurs.

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Commissioners voted 3-0-2 to issue a replacement FY2026 budget request that seeks a bit more than $183 million and 588 staffers.

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CPSC's three Democratic commissioners June 26 explicitly rejected the plan to merge the agency into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Commissioner Alexander Hoehn-Saric June 27 asserted that CPSC could face legal risk if a just adopted policy on Reduction in Force (RIF) actions is not followed.

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July 21 is the deadline to give input to the EC on a call for evidence on updating the Standardization Regulation. The goal is to address "shortcomings," and there especially is concern about new technologies.

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Briefs on CPSC future, infant walkers, immersion heaters, toy sets, awnings, CPSC priorities, garage doors, and JPMA, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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.

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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.

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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.

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CPSC publicly posted two February 26 memos to staff against harassment and employment discrimination.

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CPSC and other agencies must have two "technological system[s]" under a February 26 executive order.

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CPSC and other agencies must review their statutes under a February 26 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Managements.