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PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
May 29 2023

May 29 2023

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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.


May 29 2023

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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.


May 29 2023

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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.


May 29 2023

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


May 29 2023

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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).


May 29 2023

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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).


May 29 2023

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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.


May 22 2023

May 22 2023

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


May 22 2023

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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).


May 22 2023

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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.


May 22 2023

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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.


May 22 2023

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ANSI and UL want feedback by June 15 on a whitepaper written with the help of CPSC staff.

May 22 2023

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


May 22 2023

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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.


May 22 2023

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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.



FREE CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
May 08 2023

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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.


Apr 17 2023

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


Apr 03 2023

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


Mar 20 2023

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


Mar 13 2023

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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.


Mar 13 2023

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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.


Feb 27 2023

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


Feb 20 2023

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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.


Feb 13 2023

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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.


Feb 06 2023

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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).


Jan 23 2023

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


Jan 16 2023

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


Jan 09 2023

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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.


Jan 02 2023

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


Dec 19 2022

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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.


Dec 12 2022

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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.


Dec 06 2022

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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).


Nov 28 2022

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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.


Nov 07 2022

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


Oct 31 2022

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