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Two California men face criminal indictments for allegedly violating the Consumer Product Safety Act.

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The House Energy and Commerce consumer protection subcommittee April 9 will hold a hearing about CPSC.

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The House Energy and Commerce consumer protection subcommittee told CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle to respond by April 6 to its letter suggesting she "coordinated with industry."

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The Senate Commerce Committee April 3 favorably reported two nominations of CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle.

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CPSC did not meet its goals in five of 28 performance measures it set for FY2018.

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CPSC needs better online access to its directives and needs to update them better.

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Pictorial-only warnings would be allowed on reel-type and rotary-powered walk-behind mowers under a petition to CPSC.

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There was an annual average of 44,880 home fires in 2012-2016 involving electrical failure or malfunction, according a late March report from the Nation Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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An ASTM F15.16 working group April 1 showed it is struggling with the issue of developing testing in response to falling incidents with infant floor seats.

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An ASTM F15.21 working group April 1 discussed the difficulty in developing tests for baby-wearing apparel.

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The New Zealand Commerce Commission March 28 announced NZ$150,000 in fines against three toy sellers.

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European regulation of dual-quality products was among the issues addressed in an April 2 provisional agreement on the EU New Deal for Consumers.

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Briefs on Anchor It, testing, SaferProduct.gov, pools, surveillance, and Brexit, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.