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JUNE 1, 2026
VOLUME 55 ISSUE 21
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Inability to link products to owners is a "fundamental structural deficiency," according to a commenter to CPSC's information request on recall fraud. Subscriber-Only Story Infant self-feeders cannot be sold in Australia under a ban published May 26. Subscriber-Only Story Temu has three months – to August 28 – to give the EC a compliance action plan following a €200 million fine under the Digital Services Act. Subscriber-Only Story The last quarter of 2025 saw European consumers get more that 4.1 million direct recall notices from e-commerce platforms participating in the EC's Product Safety Pledge. Subscriber-Only Story Observed placement of children in restraints like car seats and boosters rose slightly from 2024 (92.2%) to 2025 (92.5%), according to a May report by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Subscriber-Only Story The text of the provisional agreement reached between the EU institutions on May 7, 2026 on amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), forming part of the broader EU Digital Omnibus simplification package, was made available on May 13, 2026.Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission published a study examining the intersection of product safety and the circular economy, to support implementation of the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on drain covers, pools/spas, hurricanes, animal products, and construction products, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |
