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MARCH 9, 2026
VOLUME 55   ISSUE 10

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman March 3 tamped down the idea of an enforcement transition in the early months after the e-filing effective date.


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CPSC promised to finalize a plan by July to ensure companies are timely and accurate in e-filing certificate data.


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CPSC Chairman Peter Feldman February 26 said that the agency is reviewing the safety of wire grill brushes generally.


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Submitters' errors or similar issues were behind a nearly 60% drop in FY2025 of CPSC's full grants of Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) requests.

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Expect possible activity in April on the potential settlement of the long-running Amazon forced recall case.


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Fired CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka March 5 suggested that CPSC's stepping away from its independent agency status is risking lives.


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The CPSA definition of children's products as intended for those up to 12 years old might be the basis for changing tests in the ASTM F2456 firearm container standard.


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Health Canada processed 2,571 product safety reports in calendar 2025, according to its February 20 update.


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The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its 33rd Annual Meeting and Training Symposium on February 23-26, 2026 in Orlando, Florida, themed "Safety: Community-Collaboration-Commitment."


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Keep recognizing EU machinery requirements said most respondents to an UK inquiry.


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Reply by May 20 to a UK inquiry on the safety of construction products, including possibly moving some meant for consumers away from the General Product Safety Regulation.


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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) February 27 reported that in 2025 it sent 208 requests for more data on the safety of chemicals.


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The UK Environment Agency February 27 outlined what companies must do with recalled products containing trace amounts of asbestos.


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Consumer Reports in February detailed cases of successfully getting Amazon and Temu to address safety concerns with products sold on those platforms.


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US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) March 5 made numerous recommendations in a report criticizing the time CPSC sometimes has taken in recalling certain products.


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Briefs on power strips, heated insoles, dressers, snorkel masks, flameless candles, toy figures, epinephrine, EC SCCS, and brain stimulators, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.