Alexander Hoehn-Saric On His Resignation As CPSC Commission ChairJanuary 15, 2025, cpsc.govCommissioner Hoehn Saric’s statement reads, in part, “Today, I announced that I will step down as Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, effective January 21, 2025. It has more »
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In the News: January 13, 2025
These 11 Genes May Help Us Better Understand Forever Chemicals’ Effects On The BrainJanuary 8, 2025, University of BuffaloPFAS earn their “forever chemical” moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human brain. This unique ability to cross the more »
In the News: January 6, 2025
Apple Updates Airtag Warning Labels Under CPSC PressureDecember 29, 2025, NBC Right NowThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has reached an agreement with Apple to enhance safety warnings on AirTags. This action aims to protect children from the dangers of battery more »
In the News: December 9, 2024
CPSC Approves New Safety Standard For Nursing PillowsDecember 4, 2024, Morrison & Foerster (JD Supra)On September 18, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved a new mandatory standard for nursing pillows designed to address risks presented by suffocation, entrapment, and more »
In the News: December 2, 2024
Shein, Temu Branch Further Into Toy Market Amid Worry Over Fake ProductsNovember 29, 2024, ReutersFast-growing specialty e-commerce sites such as PDD’s Temu, along with its rival Shein, are branching deeper into the business of selling toys as many American and more »
In the News: November 25, 2024
Bipartisan Panel Urges Congress To Toss Out Decades Of Trade PolicyNovember 19, 2024, Fox NewsA federal China commission released its sprawling yearly report to Congress. For the first time the report recommends lawmakers end China’s favored trade status and the more »
In the News: November 18, 2024
CPSC: 3 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Recalled In 3 Years; 18 Deaths Reported Since 2021November 14, 2024, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 200,000 adult portable bed rails manufactured by Medical King, of Brooklyn, New York, more »
In the News: October 28, 2024
Customs And Border Protection And CPSC Collaboration Results In Seizure Of Infants’ ProductsOctober 24, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionSuccessful targeting efforts by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Machinery Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) and the CPSC at the more »
In the News: October 21, 2024
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard For Infant Support Cushions To Prevent Infant Deaths And Serious InjuriesOctober 16, 2024, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved, by a 5 to 0 vote, a new federal mandatory standard to improve the more »
In the News: September 30, 2024
CPSC: Injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children younger than age five exceed 60,000August 2024, cpsc.govA new CPSC report presents nursery product-related injury estimates from 2021 to 2023 as well as comparisons with historic injury estimates. An estimated 60,400 more »
