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CPSC's April 3 FY2027 budget request again seeks reduced funding to $135 million, but it does not envision staffing reductions from 459 full time equivalents.

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Issuing only half as many rulemaking packages as targeted was one of the three misses among CPSC's 33 performance measures in FY2025, according to its report made available April 3.

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Unauthorized staff have obligated CPSC to spend funds, the inspector general (IG) office warned April 1. CPSC management pushed back.

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The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published two long-awaited consultations on March 31, 2026, setting out proposals to reform the UK product safety framework using powers granted under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 (PRAM Act).

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The European Commission has been working on draft legislation that would exempt certain wearable devices and electric toys from the requirement under the EU Batteries Regulation for products to be designed so batteries are removable and replaceable by end users.

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CPSC March 31 warned of two concerns about male-to-male extension cords sold as a way to send power directly from portable generators into buildings' power systems.

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Briefs on gates/enclosures, hook-on chairs, windows, infant walkers, toy figures, fire pits, torch lighters, bedrails, pressure washers, grill tables, and swim floats, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.