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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 departed from past shutdowns with a plan for 45.4% of staffers to work.

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CPSC's September 29 shutdown plan is a window into staffing reductions that have occurred in 2025.

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CPSC September 18 lost a case in Minnesota U.S. district court, restricting its regulation of fuel additives under the 2020 Portable Fuel Container Safety Act.

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CPSC September 26 largely won the dismissal of one of the cases targeting agency work on weighted infant sleep products as well as the activity of ex-Commissioner Richard Trumka.

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CPSC has historically underused its Section 12 and 17 powers, CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman September 25 told a hybrid session sponsored by Sidley Austin.

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There is no practical effect in CPSC correcting its e-filing rule so it has two "applicability dates" rather than "effective dates."

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The European Commission published draft guidance and a template to report serious AI incidents under the AI Act on September 26.

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The European Commission has continued its simplification agenda in September, progressing work to prepare the upcoming Digital Omnibus (with the AI Act and cybersecurity legislation confirmed in scope), and an Environmental Omnibus (with requirements to report certain chemicals in products and Extended Producer Responsibility being explored).

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Briefs on rulemaking, table saws, DOJ, CPSC information, EU standards, and infant sleep, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

Product Safety Letter will not appear Sep. 29, 2025, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 54, No. 37, will be Oct. 6, 2025.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman September 18 praised the agency's surpassing of the calendar 2024 tally of recalls and warnings.

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The slim likelihood of the fired Democratic commissioners returning to CPSC is waning even further as the personal stakes for at least two of the three diminish.

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Disputes over CPSC rulemaking occurring under a solo leader and thus lacking votes could center around which of two CPSA provisions holds primacy: on the quorum or on delegation.

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) September 15 said it is aiming for spring 2026 to begin a socioeconomic consultation on PFAS restrictions.

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Comment by October 9 on an EC initiative to assess the fitness of the Measuring Instruments Directive.

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A recent EC report calls for increased surveillance resources for ensuring compliance of imported products, including for safety.

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Briefs on infant loungers, INFORMS Act, third-party testing, garage doors, and chemicals, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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.

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Robert Adler and R. David Pittle, Ph.D.

If you think that President Trump's legally dubious war on regulatory agencies like EEOC, NLRB, and FTC is outrageous, be prepared to recognize the tiny Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the hands-down winner for most savaged regulatory agency in this administration.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman is among the defendants in a May 21 civil complaint over the firings of the three Democratic commissioners.

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Who is encroaching on whose constitutional powers is the question that will ultimately determine if the DOGE process can continue.

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The three Democratic commissioners were removed from their posts May 8, setting up a likely legal battle.

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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.

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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.

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CPSC's duties under CPSA 29(e) and (f) likely will be key in its review of how and if it can ensure 6(b) protection in complying with an executive order for government-wide access to agencies' information.

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What the term public safety means in recent executive orders has gained more importance now that it is one of four criteria to focus Justice Department scrutiny of attorneys who have represented clients against the government in the last eight years.

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CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender.

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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.

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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.

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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.