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MARCH 23, 2026
VOLUME 55 ISSUE 12
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Reasons for CPSC's March 16 order ending the forced recall case against Leachco's Podster infant loungers included CPSC resources allocation decisions. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's ending the Leachco Podster forced recall case included a step of vacating the 2024 dismissal of the case by an administrative law judge (ALJ). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman March 16 asserted that the monetary amount of the agency's settlement with Shimano – $11.5 million – stemmed from a goal of applying a "coherent standard" to such agreements. Subscriber-Only Story April 1 is the date to comment on CPSC's $11.5 million settlement of late reporting allegations against Shimano. Subscriber-Only Story A March 13 lawsuit against CPSC seeks free access to incorporated ASTM standards beyond the view-only web access controlled by the standards development organization. Subscriber-Only Story California lawmakers have expanded the scope of a bill targeting portable gel/liquid fuel devices following interaction between proponents and the ASTM F15.72 subcommittee.Subscriber-Only Story The ASTM F15.76 subcommittee on child locks and latches agreed on numerous points about warnings. Subscriber-Only Story The shape of a test sandbox is not crucial to testing beach umbrellas, members of ASTM's F15.79 panel decided at a recent meeting. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F13.30 task group is working though challenges in assessing footwear's ability to resist slippage in cold weather conditions. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on youth ATVs, e-bikes, infant cushions, pool pipes, bunkbeds, CO alarms, pools/spas, and winter, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |
