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Jul 21 2025

Product Safety Letter will not appear July 28, 2025, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 54, No. 29, will be Aug. 4, 2025.


Jul 21 2025

Jul 21 2025

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There was no decision posted as of 5:00 pm EDT Friday July 18 on the request to the Supreme Court to stay the reinstatements of the Democratic CPSC commissioners.


Jul 21 2025

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The Supreme Court should move now – and not wait for an appeals court ruling – to review its 1935 precedent used to protect CPSC commissioners from firing, urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) July 14.


Jul 21 2025

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Two Democratic Senators July 16 sought information from CPSC and the Office of Federal Register (OFR) on the status of the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on lithium-ion batteries in micromobility.


Jul 21 2025

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CPSC extended to January 12 the enforcement stay for flame mitigation devices on two types of pre-filled portable fuel containers (PFCs).


Jul 21 2025

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CPSC staffers in early July urged NFPA and UL to update standards related to carbon monoxide (CO) risks with stationary generators.

Jul 21 2025

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) July 15 said there has been a "growing list" of power banks being recalled in that nation.


Jul 21 2025

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Electrical appliances and equipment continued to be the top notified product class in the U.K. Product Safety Database.


Jul 21 2025

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Knowing if artificial intelligence (AI) is part of connected consumer products is a challenge, according to a report made available July 14 by the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).


Jul 21 2025

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California should have looked at more materials commonly in crumb rubber, according to commenters on the state's review of athletic fields with artificial turf.


Jul 21 2025

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Briefs on lidocaine cream and water beads, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.


Jul 14 2025

Jul 14 2025

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The online Supreme Court docket for the request to stay the CPSC reinstatements did not have a decision from Chief Justice John Roberts as of 5:00 pm EDT Friday July 11.


Jul 14 2025

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The date of CPSC's agenda and priorities hearing – July 16 versus August 27 – became the subject of dispute the week of July 7.


Jul 14 2025

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CPSC Commissioners Richard Trumka and Alexander Hoehn-Saric July 10 referenced a schedule for delivering four final rule packages in asserting that one on button batteries was delayed without explanation.


Jul 14 2025

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A July 9 survey report – the second in two weeks – showed about 56% of U.K. consumers responded that the nation's product safety system is "very" (7%) or "a great deal" (46%) effective.


Jul 14 2025

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Briefs on crib mattresses, heated insoles, pool drains, talc, and electrical safety, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.



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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.


May 09 2025

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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.


Apr 21 2025

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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).


Apr 14 2025

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.


Mar 31 2025

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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.


Mar 31 2025

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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.


Mar 24 2025

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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.


Mar 24 2025

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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.


Mar 17 2025

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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.


Mar 10 2025

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


Mar 10 2025

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


Mar 03 2025

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


Mar 03 2025

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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.