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Coronavirus means CPSC has postponed its briefing on its FY2021 and FY2022 agenda and priorities until further notice.

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Commissioners voted 4-0 by ballot to publish an updated NPR on crib bumpers.

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Commissioners are slated to vote by March 31 on incorporating changes in ASTM F2907-19 into its rules at 16 CFR 1228 on sling carriers.

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Commissioners voted 4-0 to publish a direct final rule updating its Section 104 rule at 16 CFR 1232 on children's folding chairs and stools.

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CPSC in FY2019 had to replace half – four of eight – of its fulltime staff who processed requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA), contributing to an increased backlog.

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CPSC staff will look into whether agency human factors staff can give feedback on a design idea for child-resistant ladder covers for above ground pools.

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Inclined sleepers accounted for nearly all the deaths – 37 of 38 – cited in a March 23 report from Kids in Danger on recalls.

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Comment by April 30 on a regulatory options consultation on button batteries from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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A draft March 18 EC negotiation document includes a brief outline of cooperation sought with the U.K post Brexit.

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Health Canada March 20 said recall collaboration with CPSC was in "steady decline," including a "sharp 37% drop” in the fiscal year that ended March 2019.

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Briefs on risk comprehension, CPSC staff, vinyl plastic film, mattresses and pads, social distancing, and poisoning plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.