CPSC To Hear Mom’s Testimony About Button Battery Danger April 7, 2021, KCBD TV Lubbock mother Trista Hamsmith will testify before the CPSC about the dangers of button batteries. Hamsmith’s child died after swallowing a button battery from a remote more »

Prop 65 Bounty Hunters Barred From Filing Acrylamide Lawsuits; Potential Implications For Other Chemicals March 31, 2021, Arnold & Porter In a landmark ruling with implications for the future of Proposition 65 enforcement, the US District Court for the Eastern more »

Tesla Solar Panel Whistleblower Interviewed In CPSC Probe March 22, 2021, CNBC The Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering as evidence a former Tesla employee’s complaint about how the company managed and communicated about fire risks and defects in its more »

Two Tip-Overs In A Week Highlight Continued Threat Of Unstable Furniture March 17, 2021, Consumer Reports The incidents, including one death, occurred as Congress considers the “STURDY” Act, a bill meant to make furniture safer. Between 2000 and 2019, 351 more »

Acting Chair Adler To Congress: CPSC “Current Funding Is Woefully Inadequate” March 2021, USA Today Sent to the House Appropriations Committee, this letter and the accompanying “Reinventing CPSC” document, speaks to Acting Chairman Adler’s passion for expanding agency funding. This more »

CPSC Report Details COVID-19 Impact On Last Year’s ER Visits March 4, 2021, cpsc.gov The report is the first glimpse into injury patterns from the first 7 months of the pandemic. It is an overview of changes observed in reports more »

CPSC Expected To Ramp Up Enforcement Of Regulations February 24, 2021, National Law Review President Biden is expected to nominate a new CPSC commissioner and chair. This will bring the CPSC’ leadership to its full 5-person strength. It will also more »

CPSC Warns Against The Catastrophic Winter Storms February 18, 2021, CPSC As storms continue across the U.S., millions are without power. Using portable generators for power and heat increases the risk of CO poisoning and fire. The CPSC says about more »

Cybex To Pay $7.95m Civil Penalty For Failure To Report February 11, 2021, CPSC Cybex International will pay a $7.95 million fine resolving the CPSC’s charges that it failed to immediately report, as required by law, a defect or an more »