CPSC Newsroom: Polaris Agrees to Pay $27.25 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Defective Recreational Off-Road Vehicles April 2, 2018, cpsc.gov The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minnesota, (Polaris) has agreed more »
Category: Global Developments
In the News: April 9, 2018
$27.25 Million Settlement: Polaris finalizes resolution with Consumer Product Safety Commission April 2, 2018, Business Wire Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) announced a $27.25 million settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that resolves two 2016 late-reporting claims. Additionally, more »
In the News: April 3, 2018
Designers Of 17-Story Waterslide Face Murder Charges In Boy’s Decapitation March 27, 2018, NPR Roughly 18 months after a child died on what was once the world’s tallest waterslide, authorities have indicted two water park executives in connection with the more »
In the News: March 26, 2018
Furniture tip overs: A hidden hazard in your home March 22, 2018, Consumer Reports Consumer Reports believes that the number of tip-over deaths due to dressers and storage units—there were 195 reported to the CPSC between 2000 and 2016— makes more »
In the News: March 19, 2018
Opinion: The Courts against Proposition 65 March 13, 2018, American Thinker A federal judge has frozen plans to require all products containing the widely popular herbicide glyphosate to display a Proposition 65 warning in a landmark ruling that could signal the turning more »
In the News: March 12, 2018
Toys “R” Us said to be prepping liquidation of U.S. Operations March 8, 2018, Bloomberg.com Toys “R” Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find a buyer or reach a more »
In the News: February 26, 2018
Britax Refuses to recall jogging strollers so the feds have sued February 20, 2018, wpri.com The Commission authorized the issuance of the complaint after Britax declined to recall or fix the strollers that pose a substantial risk of injury to more »
In the News: February 19, 2018
Craft retailer Michaels pays $1.5M for shattering vases February 13, 2018, Washington Times Nationwide craft retailer Michaels Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations it failed to make a timely report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission that more »
In the News: February 12, 2018
Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle: CPSC Update February 10, 2018, Product Safety Network News Acting Chairman Buerkle shares with product safety stakeholders an updated review of agency programs, personnel, and recent actions and issues at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. more »
In the News: February 5, 2018
New Federal Standard to improve safety of infant slings takes effect February 1, 2018, cpsc.gov A new federal standard aimed at making sling carriers safer is now in effect. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved the standard to more »
