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OCTOBER 5, 2026
VOLUME 55   ISSUE 37

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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An organization formed this year and called Consumer Advocacy Institute, as of October 2 and since mid-August, had filed more than 120 lawsuits under Washington, DC law, most alleging violations of CPSC requirements.


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Commissioners voted 3-0 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would use certain window covering elements for declaring product substantial hazards.


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CPSC renamed the Director of Compliance position to Chief Enforcement Officer.


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CPSC staff September 25 urged the commission to continue deferring a petition seeking a mandatory rule for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.


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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman September 25 asked state fire marshals to aid in addressing sprinklers recalled over 25 years ago.


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Comment by October 15 on an EC draft act to update the Toy Safety Directive related to bisphenol A (BPA), fragrances, and chemical testing.


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CPSC must review its past general warning against using weighted infant blankets and swaddles.


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There was little fanfare to the end of the appeals court review of the 2025 firings of three Democratic CPSC commissioners.


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Health Canada referred 943 shipments to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the fiscal year that ended March 2026.


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Australia seeks feedback through October 18 on updating its recall procedures.


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Health Canada September 18 added products using button/coin batteries and packaging of such batteries onto its General Prohibitions Table 3.


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Briefs on garage doors, clothing, CPSC services, pressure washers, crib bumpers, bunkbeds, CPSC vehicles, revoked rules, compliance costs, Australia, chemicals, and air guns, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.