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Nov 17 2025

Nov 17 2025

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Overturning Humphrey's Executor v United States is not necessary to the goal of its opponents that presidents be able to fire any subordinates at will, according to a November 7 brief to the Supreme Court.


Nov 17 2025

Subscriber-Only Story

Respond by February 4 on two EC inquiries with outcomes likely to have broad effects on product safety.


Nov 17 2025

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Multifamily highrise fires in 2019-2023 led to annual estimates of 14 deaths, 152 civilian injuries, and $59 million in damages, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Nov 17 2025

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About 80% of companies surveyed view recalls as handled effectively by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).


Nov 17 2025

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Most small businesses interviewed for the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) put some level of priority on product safety.


Nov 17 2025

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Nine in 10 assessed furniture sellers in Australia were not fully compliant with the nation's tipping information requirements.


Nov 17 2025

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Briefs on baby walkers, misting fans, batteries, and plush toys, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.


Nov 10 2025

Nov 10 2025

Subscriber-Only Story

Among CPSC duties not eligible for attention during the shutdown has been meetings with voluntary standards organizations' committees.


Nov 10 2025

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Less than half of UK companies reported product safety compliance being challenging according to an October 23 report from that nation's Department for Business and Trade.


Nov 10 2025

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The UK Department for Business and Trade October 21 said it is emphasizing to its regulators a need to avoid stymying growth. The Office for Product Safety & Standards is among regulators within the department.


Nov 10 2025

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Briefs on recall records, infant swings, infant walkers, infant toys, and CPSC meetings, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, and standards activities.



FREE CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Oct 04 2025

Free Story

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.


Aug 28 2025

Free Story

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


Jul 23 2025

Free Story

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


Jun 23 2025

Free Story

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.


Jun 14 2025

Free Story

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.


Jun 09 2025

Free Story

 

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.


May 30 2025

Free Story

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.


May 27 2025

Free Story

 

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.


May 21 2025

Free Story

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


May 19 2025

Free Story

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


May 09 2025

Free Story

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


May 09 2025

Free Story

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


Apr 21 2025

Free Story

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).


Apr 14 2025

Free Story

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


Mar 31 2025

Free Story

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.


Mar 31 2025

Free Story

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.


Mar 24 2025

Free Story

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


Mar 24 2025

Free Story

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


Mar 17 2025

Free Story

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


Mar 10 2025

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