Consumer Product Safety Commission: Proposes ban on inclined sleepers October 17, 2019, WKBN The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission called for a halt in sales of all inclined baby sleepers, a popular product that has been implicated in at least more »
Category: Children’s Products
In the News: October 14, 2019
About 1 Million Dressers Are Recalled After Failing Government Safety Tests October 10, 2019, Consumer Reports Two companies recalled dresser models last week after the products failed stability testing conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. This marks the third more »
In the News: October 8, 2019
Robert Adler becomes Acting Chairman of Consumer Product Safety Commission October 1, 2019, cpsc.gov Effective October 1, 2019, Robert (Bob) Adler became the Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Adler replaces Buerkle who earlier this year more »
In the News: October 1, 2019
Google’s YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws September 4, 2019, CNBC YouTube will pay $170 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general that it earned millions by more »
In the News: September 23, 2019
Walmart to end sales of e-cigarettes, as vaping concerns mount September 20, 2019, The New York Times Walmart said on Friday that it would stop selling e-cigarettes at its stores in the United States, dealing a new blow to the more »
In the News: September 16, 2019
CPSC: Commissioner Bob Adler is selected as new Vice Chair, making him Acting Chair September 15, 2019, Mintz, Levin On September 13, it was confirmed that Commissioner Bob Adler was elected Vice-Chairman of the CPSC. Because there is no permanent CPSC more »
In the News: September 9, 2019
Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids’ Personal Info September 4, 2019, Capitol Radio NPR Google and its YouTube subsidiary will pay $170 million to settle allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents’ more »
In the News: September 2, 2019
New safety feature on portable generators could save lives, Consumer Reports tests show August 28, 2019, Consumer Reports To reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, some new generators feature a built-in sensor that triggers an automatic shutoff if CO more »
In the News: August 26, 2019
Amazon struggles to police safety of products sold by third parties on its site, WSJ investigation finds August 23, 2019, Seattle Times Thousands of items for sale on Amazon “have been declared unsafe by federal agencies, are deceptively labeled or more »
In the News: August 19, 2019
‘It’s Just a Nightmare.’ Despite tariff delay, toy makers are worried August 15, 2019, New York Times Toymakers breathed a little easier this week when President Trump announced plans to delay tariffs on many goods from China — but their more »
