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FEBRUARY 9, 2026
VOLUME 55 ISSUE 6
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Acting Chairman Peter Feldman's January 26 approval of updates to crib mattresses rules was his second under CPSC's single-commissioner status. Subscriber-Only Story Parents Against Tip-Overs (PAT) used a periodic and pro forma request for comments on CPSC information collection to urge action on labeling of clothing storage units (CSUs). Subscriber-Only Story A 4-pound force test for range knobs is under discussion by a joint task group looking at voluntary standards for preventing accidental activation. Subscriber-Only Story Formatting and lengths of warnings got attention at a January 26 discussion by the ASTM ad hoc language panel. Subscriber-Only Story Progress updates about work on six standards were the topics of a January 22 meeting of the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA). Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission in late January outlined six workstreams and priorities affecting product safety. Subscriber-Only Story There have been several recent developments impacting the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), the main legislation on the safety of connected electronic products in Europe. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on novelty lighters, CSUs, drawstrings, tipping TVs, e-filing, large fires, and risk assessment, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |
