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Commissioners decided to seek feedback beyond the scope of a petition that asked CPSC to consider revoking a 1970s rule on brakes for children's bicycles.

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CPSC knew of 2,178 deaths in 2017-2019 associated with off-highway vehicles (OHVs), according to its report made available May 22.

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Commissioner Peter Feldman disagreed with other commissioners in the 3-1 votes to deny petitions to extend the comment period on portable generators.

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Health Canada issued results of compliance checks targeting five product areas.

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Most respondents to a British survey said they use upholstered outdoor furniture two or more meters from barbecues and firepits, according to a May 18 report from the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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Prams and strollers were the most likely infant travel products to be stored in the corridors of British homes, according to recent data from the U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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Briefs on micromobility fires, chemicals, summer, carpets/rugs, imaging products, and construction products, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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CPSC May 17 identified ten ongoing and repeating activities under its equity efforts.

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Commissioners were scheduled near the PSL deadline to vote on seeking input on a petition to revoke sidewalk bike footbrake requirements at 16 CFR 1512.5(d).

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Commissioners' votes were due near the PSL deadline on a request to give a 60-day extension to the comment period for the portable generator rulemaking.

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Although deaths associated with fires starting in living rooms or bedrooms are down numerically compared to the early 1980s, the deaths rates per 1,000 fires more than doubled.

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Health Canada May 11 cautioned against altering lithium-ion batteries or otherwise using them not as intended.

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The European Parliament May 11 voted 544-18-17 to advance a draft directive that addressed product durability among other matters.

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Briefs on smoke/CO detectors, ecommerce, animal tests, chemicals, and gas stoves, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) April 26 pushed Consumer Reports to detail any contacts by its writers or other staff with anyone at CPSC over gas stoves.

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Furniture manufacturers and retailers are currently at a crossroads not knowing which way to turn.

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Douglas Dziak is the nominee for the open commissioner position at CPSC.

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CPSC's FY2024 budget request, if granted, would give it 39.4% raise over its current funding.

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A child's value of statistical life (VSL) would be twice that of an adult's in a draft CPSC guidance on such calculations.

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The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) kicked off its 30th Anniversary year at the recently held 2023 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

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CPSC staff February 22 sent commissioners a draft request for information (RFI) about gas stoves' effects on indoor air.

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CPSC staffers February 10 asked UL to form a working group to look at lithium-ion battery fires in micromobility products.

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Commissioners voted 3-1 February 8 to publish the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on revising CPSC's 6(b) rules.

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'Second-life' lithium-ion batteries have generally the same hazard patterns as new counterparts, but at higher likelihood, according to a January 31 report by the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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Many of CPSC staff's 6(b) proposals rely on an understanding of disclosure as involving release of new information.

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The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) January 10 won a stay of the recent CPSC rule on custom window coverings.

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Peloton will pay $19.065 million to settle two CPSC allegations involving Tread+ treadmills – reporting incidents late and selling 38 units after recalling.

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CPSC's budget for the ongoing fiscal year is $152.5 million under the appropriations act signed December 29.

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CPSC's Inspector General (IG) office made seven recommendations following its investigation into the vote on the agency's FY2022 operating plan.

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Whether there is a duty to remedy products that are functionally equivalent to those found to be hazardous is among the debates in recent filings in CPSC's administrative suit to force recalls by Amazon.

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With just few finalization steps left, the European Parliament and Council November 29 provisionally agreed on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).

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CPSC November 22 continued its recent run of unilateral warnings by urging against use of Lumi and Mini infant flotation neck rings from Otteroo.

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An October 27 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on CPSC's early-pandemic ports pullback gave two recommendations.

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Commissioners October 26 voted 3-1 to approve the FY2023 CPSC Operating Plan with more than two dozen amendments.