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A CPSC barment letter restricting a lawyer/lobbyist from entering any of its premises identifies one alleged act occurring repeatedly, but that act is not explicitly prohibited by the regulation and statute cited.

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When and how CPSC should incorporate UL standards on micromobility batteries was the biggest point of pushback at the agency's October 21 hearing.

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Product safety is a part of Temu's October 15 settlement with Texas.

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CPSC's interpretive rule removing fuel additives from flame mitigation requirements was effective upon publication October 19.

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Briefs on CPSC AI use, portable solar panels, button batteries, pressure washers, bedrails, squishy toys, and fire sprinklers, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Amazon raised last year's resolution of the Leachco forced-recall case as evidence against CPSC in the platform's own forced-recall case.

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CPSC Commissioner Brien Lorenze October 8 linked the task of addressing hidden hazards to expanding the agency's data.

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Highchairs topped injuries in 2025 linked to nursery products and among children under 5.

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There was an estimated annual average of 350,700 residential fires attended by fire services during 2021-2023, according to CPSC's report issued October 13.

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Comment by November 12 on an Australian inquiry about updating requirements for pedal bikes.

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Intentionally included sharp needles and syringes led the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) October 9 to warn against using "pimple popping" squishies.

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Briefs on fuel additives, dressers, highchairs, air fryer ovens, and pressure cookers, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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A CPSC barment letter restricting a lawyer/lobbyist from entering any of its premises identifies one alleged act occurring repeatedly, but that act is not explicitly prohibited by the regulation and statute cited.

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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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Commissioner Brien Lorenze was sworn in September 8. This followed Commissioner Karen Sessions being sworn in August 19. 

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CPSC should have a hazard-determination procedure for issuing unilateral warnings, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) told the agency.

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The Senate Commerce Committee July 22 voted 15-13 to favorably report the CPSC nominations of Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions.

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CPSC nominees Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions fielded four questions at their June 24 confirmation hearing.

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CPSC Executive Director Brien Lorenze's June 1 commissioner nomination is for the past seat of ex-Commissioner Douglas Dziak.

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CPSC May 14 listed five factors it considers in referring criminal offences to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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The likely upcoming Republican monopoly on CPSC power does not violate the letter of the CPSA despite bipartisanship being both a half-century tradition and the goal of those who wrote the 1972 law.

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In 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a record-setting total of 422 recalls.

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A 3-0 Republican CPSC majority is being set up with the nomination of Karen Diebel Sessions.

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The October 2 nomination of William Hewes III to fill the slot vacated by Douglas Dziak is a step towards CPSC having an operational commission.

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CPSC Acting-Chairman Peter Feldman received sole power to take steps usually involving a commission majority, including publishing rulemaking actions.

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The Supreme Court July 23 stayed the district court decision that returned the three Democratic commissioners to CPSC.

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Whether disruptions at CPSC are due to the firings or to the reinstatements of the Democratic commissioners is a question that may determine if two stays are granted.

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The three fired CPSC commissioners can return to their jobs under a permanent injunction issued June 13 by Judge Matthew Maddox in Maryland U.S. district court.

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Marc J. Schoem

During the 1960s, product safety concerns were managed by multiple government agencies, including the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW, predecessor to the Department of Health and Human Services), the National Bureau of Standards, the Food and Drug Administration, and others.

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The idea to move CPSC into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) became a confirmed plan May 30 with the publication of CPSC and HHS FY2026 budget requests.