Product Safety Letter will not appear September 28, 2026, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 55, No. 37, will be dated October 5, 2026.

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CPSC September 17 withdrew its direct final rule that would have revoked decades-old requirements for bouncer seats and stationary activity centers.

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CPSC got numerous comments urging packaging leniency with zinc-air batteries for hearing aids.

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The EC September 15 reported mixed results from testing of sports helmets.

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The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its 2026 International Symposium in Brussels on September 9-10, in conjunction with the European Commission's International Product Safety Week.

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There was a 39% unrestrained percentage in 2024 among children killed in road accidents and for whom restraint use was known.

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Recent CPSC activity on voluntary standards addressed carbon monoxide, children's jewelry, flameless lighters, flammable refrigerants, indoor play structures, LP gas containers, robots, solid fuel heating, soccer goals, storage furniture, torch/lamp fuel devices, and torch lighters.

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Briefs on power banks, dressers, infant walkers, pool drain covers, and pool grants, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.