Philips Lighting North America agrees to pay $2 million civil penalty for failure to report defective lamps and implement compliance program November 24, 2015, CPSC news release The penalty settles charges the company knowingly failed to report to CPSC, as more »
Category: Food Safety
In the News: November 23, 2015
Home Depot sold items under recall, commission and company say November 18, 2015, NJ.com The home supply retailer and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that 28 products were sold by the retailer after they were subject to recalls. more »
In the News: November 16, 2015
Senators call for “independent” crumb rubber turf study November 9, 2015, NBC News Senators Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Bill Nelson (FL) have urged the CPSC to undertake an “independent investigation into the health risks of crumb rubber turf”, a surface more »
In the News: November 9, 2015
Blind dangers: CPSC pushes for ban on corded window coverings November 5, 2015, komonews.com Despite 30 year focus on issue, CPSC reports children are still dying at the rate of 1 per month. While industry leaders point to greatly reduced more »
In the News: November 2, 2015
Infant Bouncer Seat: A proposed CPSC rule would establish a safety standard for the infant product October 19, 2015, CPSC The rule would incorporate by reference the voluntary standard ASTM F2167-15 for the seat, defined as “a freestanding product intended more »
In the News: October 26, 2015
CPSC & DOJ Action: Government secures injunctions against two California companies and three individuals to stop importation of dangerous children’s products. October 19, 2015, CPSC news release Complaints allege that the defendants were importing children’s products containing, among other things, more »
In the News: October 12, 2015
Safety regulators press for new furniture standards October 9, 2015, Philadelphia Inquirer On the heals of furniture tip-over incidents and a broad safety awareness campaign by furniture maker Ikea, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is pressing standards organization ASTM to more »
In the News: October 5, 2015
CPSC approves decorative lights safety rule to remove unsafe products from market September 29, 2015, Claims Journal A new rule allows the regulatory agency to remove hazardous products from the market more effectively. Over 86% of American homes are decorated more »
In the News: September 28, 2015
CPSC considers ban on toxic flame retardants in household products September 25, 2015, The Chicago Tribune In an exclusive interview with the Chicago Tribune, CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye indicates he will start a push to force toxic chemicals off the more »
In the News: September 21, 2015
Child safety measures for packaging of laundry pods are approved September 15, 2015, The New York Times First safety standard for packaging and labeling so-called laundry pods was approved by ASTM, the standards organization. Recommendations were negotiated over the past more »
