MARCH 24, 2025
VOLUME 54 ISSUE 12
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Heroes Technologies, maker of Snuggle Me, March 13 asked the D.C. circuit U.S. appeals court to stay the May effective date of CPSC's infant support cushion rule. Subscriber-Only Story Amazon March 14 made six arguments that a federal court should overturn CPSC's order in the forced recall action against the company. Subscriber-Only Story Amazon March 14 supported its argument against CPSC commissioners' firing protections by citing the letter from the Solicitor General office that said DOJ would urge that such protections be overruled. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Mary Boyle March 14 praised a House bill that would direct a CPSC pilot project on using artificial intelligence in its mission. Subscriber-Only Story Emissions from gas stoves are potentially harmful, but ventilation can mitigate the risks, according to a March 18 report from the Government Accountability Office. Subscriber-Only Story California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment March 13 reported that its risk assessment found little health risk form synthetic turf on athletic fields. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender. Subscriber-Only Story About 42% of European respondents to a 2024 EC consumer survey reported not seeing a recall notice in the preceding two years. Subscriber-Only Story Australia should update its system for electrical product safety, recommends a March 13 report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on poisoning, li-ion batteries, CO detectors, mattresses, play yards, CPSC FoIA, carbon monoxide, infant sleep, e-bike fires, and reporting, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |