Category: Innovation

In the News: May 10, 2021

How Peloton Backed Down And Agreed To Recall Treadmills May 5, 2021, Washington Post Peloton appeared dug in. The home exercise company had been adamant for weeks that it was not going to agree to a voluntary recall of its more »

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In the News: May 3, 2021

Peloton Accidents Spark Push To Change Product Safety Law April 22, 2021, The Verge House Democrats introduced a bill, the Sunshine in Product Safety Act to make it easier for the CPSC to warn people about unsafe products. The act more »

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In the News: April 26, 2021

Peloton’s Clash With CPSC Over Treadmill Safety Threatens To Tarnish Brand April 20, 2021, CNBC A public dispute with the CPSC over safety and a video of a child being dragged under a treadmill are threatening the Peloton brand, but more »

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In the News: April 19, 2021

Statement Of Acting Chairman Adler On Passage Of 2021 Mid-Year One Plan March 25, 2021, cpsc.gov “I am so pleased by the Commission’s passage of the first of our two-part 2021 Mid-Year Plan today. As I see it, Mid-Year One more »

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In the News; April 12, 2021

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 »

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In the News: April 5, 2021

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 »

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In the News: March 29, 2021

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 »

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In the News: March 22, 2021

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 »

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In the News: March 15, 2021

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 »

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In the News: March 8, 2021

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 »

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