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OCTOBER 5, 2026
VOLUME 55 ISSUE 37
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 3-0 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would use certain window covering elements for declaring product substantial hazards. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC renamed the Director of Compliance position to Chief Enforcement Officer. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff September 25 urged the commission to continue deferring a petition seeking a mandatory rule for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman September 25 asked state fire marshals to aid in addressing sprinklers recalled over 25 years ago. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by October 15 on an EC draft act to update the Toy Safety Directive related to bisphenol A (BPA), fragrances, and chemical testing. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC must review its past general warning against using weighted infant blankets and swaddles. Subscriber-Only Story There was little fanfare to the end of the appeals court review of the 2025 firings of three Democratic CPSC commissioners. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada referred 943 shipments to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the fiscal year that ended March 2026. Subscriber-Only Story Australia seeks feedback through October 18 on updating its recall procedures. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada September 18 added products using button/coin batteries and packaging of such batteries onto its General Prohibitions Table 3. Subscriber-Only Story 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. |
