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October 15 is the deadline to ask to speak at CPSC's October 21 webinar-format hearing on the proposed rule on lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products.

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Mixed reactions to CPSC's proposal to expand the 15(j) requirements for window coverings split on the sufficiency of the underlying voluntary standards.

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The ASTM F15.30 subcommittee in September agree to look at a bunk bed testing discrepancy identified by CPSC staff.

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Less obvious items that meet water bead definitions were among issues that got attention at a September ASTM F15.22 session.

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Flashback testing of fuel cans might be affected by the position of the vent hole in the plastic bag used in the process, heard members of the ASTM F15.27 panel.

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The U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) knows of 267 fires in micromobility products during calendar 2025.

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On October 6, 2026, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Standardization Regulation repealing and replacing the currently applicable Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, which underpins the European harmonized standards system.

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On September 27, 2026, the EU's Directive (EU) 2024/825 on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (ECGT Directive) entered into force.

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