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An August 19 court brief for CPSC continued disputes in the Amazon forced-recall case.

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CPSC should look at whether there are regulatory gaps in the proposed rule for batteries in micromobility products, wrote Consumer Federation of America (CFA).

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CPSC heard it should do more to allay the potential fears that it is harming safety in its efforts to remove obsolete and unnecessary rules.

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) August 21 said it secured changes to fire extinguisher marketing related to lithium-ion battery fires.

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Briefs on NEISS, CPSC members, teething toys, and magnetic blocks, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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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Worries with how CPSC is trying to expand its NEISS data appeared in five comments on CPSC's agenda and priorities.

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The value of CPSC's ombudsman programs and international outreach were lauded but also lamented as lost in three comments on CPSC's agenda and priorities.

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CPSC had received at least 10 comments on its FY2027 and FY2028 agenda and priorities as of the PSL deadline.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) used its incident review escalation process four times in the fiscal year that ended in March 2026.

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CPSC should reexamine its estimated paperwork burden for mattress flammability labels, according to a commenter.

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Briefs on CPSC rulemaking, fireworks toys, smoke/CO alarms, gas/CO alarms, LED candles, ropes, disposable BBQs, button batteries, and e-commerce, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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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.

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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.