Furniture anchors not an easy fix as child tip over deaths persist November 5, 2018, Consumer Reports Each year furniture tip-overs cause thousands of injuries serious enough to send children to the emergency room. Since 2000, they’ve been linked with more »
Category: Global Developments
In the News: October 29, 2018
European Parliament approves ban on single-use plastic October 25, 2018, The New York Time The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a ban on single-use plastics such as straws, plates, cutlery and cotton-swab sticks in Europe by 2021, joining a global more »
In the News: October 22, 2018
Ex-Reagan advisor: ‘Future safety’ of my kids depends on whether US and China are friends or enemies October 19, 2018, CNBC The deteriorating relationship between the world’s two biggest economies is at a possible tipping point into a cold war, John more »
In the News: October 15, 2018
Toddler dies after winds send pumpkin patch bounce attraction flying October 5, 2018, Orlando Sentinel High winds mixed with a bounce attraction have led to another tragedy. A 2-year-old boy in Nebraska died after nearly 60-mph winds caused a bounce more »
In the News: October 8, 2018
Senators introduce new upholstered furniture flammability standards October 4, 42018, Furniture Today Two senators introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to adopt California Technical Bulletin (TB) 117-2013 as a federal flammability standard. The bill, more »
In the News: September 24, 2018
Latest pool safety statistics: At least 148 children fatally drowned in pools and spas this summer September 19, 2018, cpsc.gov The number of fatal drownings is down approximately 9% from 2017. During the same period last year, 163 children younger than more »
In the News: September 17, 2018
CPSC Offers survival tips for after Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018, cpsc.gov Hundreds of thousands of consumers have already lost power due to Hurricane Florence, and that could climb to millions over the next few days. The U.S. Consumer Product more »
In the News: September 4, 2018
Appellate Court opens door to jury trials in Proposition 65 cases August 30, The National Law Review (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (First District) recently reversed course on an important issue in the Proposition more »
In the News: August 27, 2018
CPSC Safety Alert: Surviving Hurricane Lane August 23, 2018, cpsc.gov The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is alerting consumers in the path of powerful Hurricane Lane in Hawaii to important safety tips for surviving the hurricane.There are many things more »
In the News: August 20, 2018
CPSC 2017 Annual Report: Consumer products cause or contribute to 8,000 fatalities August, 2018, cpsc.gov The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued its 2017 Annual Report last week, outlining the number of consumer product-related deaths, injuries and emergency department visits for more »
