Month: October 2020

In the News: October 26, 2020

Despite Danger To Kids, Courts Stymie CPSC On Magnet Toys October 21, 2020, Fair Warning Tiny rare earth magnets were to have been banned several years ago to prevent just this kind of life-threatening injury. But the move was blocked more »

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In the News: October 19, 2020

Adler and Kaye: Industry Tip Over Efforts Are “Inadequate” September 28, 2020, CPSC In a joint statement, CPSC Acting Chair Adler and Commissioner Kaye challenge the effectiveness of recall efforts and ask for “full refund efforts: in getting greater consumer more »

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In the News: October 12, 2020

CPSC OIG: 2019 Data Breach More Significant Than Reported October 7, 2020, National Law Review The CPSC OIG released its long-awaited report summarizing its investigation of the 2019 CPSC data breach. Most notably, the report finds that the data breach more »

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In the News: October 5, 2020

House Passes Four Consumer Protection Bills September 29, 2020, House Energy and Commerce Committee “Protecting consumers has always been one of this Committee’s top priorities, and these bills achieve that by improving the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s ability to screen more »

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