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MAY 4, 2026
VOLUME 55   ISSUE 17

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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Royal Sovereign will pay a criminal fine of $8 million following its guilty plea last year to willful failure to report incidents to CPSC.

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CPSC April 20 made four arguments in response to Black & Decker's March request for dismissal of the late reporting lawsuit.

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CPSC's NEISS estimate for injuries associated with nursery products in 2024 was 70,000 among children younger than 5 years.


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There was "substantial debate" in April about changes to ANSI Z535.4, according to CPSC staff.


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Comment by May 28 on a draft update of Australian aquatic toy requirements.


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Feedback is due May 26 on an EC initiative to add to the list of product categories exempt from Battery Regulation requirements on removability and replicability.


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CPSC's FY2027 budget would be $142 million under HR 8495 reported April 24 by the House Appropriations Committee.


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The European Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement in late March 2026 on the final piece of legislation in the EU's customs reform package – described as the most significant overhaul of EU customs rules since the Customs Union was established in 1968.


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EU work on proposed new horizontal repairability requirements advanced in April 2026, with the European Commission publishing a dedicated webpage for the initiative on its Have Your Say portal and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) convening stakeholders to present a second draft of the preparatory study that will underpin future legislative options.


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Briefs on vehicle fires, bedrails, pajama sets, drain covers, infant carriers, and heated insoles, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.