CPSC Recalls More Than 100,000 Residential Elevators In 2021-2022September 29, 2022, cpsc.govAs the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced its latest recalls involving residential elevators, it renewed its call for homeowners and vacation rental businesses to address hazards in residential elevators more »

School Uniforms Carry High Levels Of Dangerous PFAS ChemicalsSeptember 21, 2022, Consumer ReportsChildren’s school uniforms are loaded with potentially dangerous PFAS chemicals, according to a study published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The study found that the more »

In the News: September 12, 2022 CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard For Magnets To Prevent Deaths And Serious Injuries From High-Powered Magnet IngestionSeptember 7, 2022, cpsc.govIn an effort to reduce the risk of children and teens experiencing serious, even more »

The CPSC Promises Higher Civil Penalties And More Aggressive EnforcementSeptember 1, 2022, National Law ReviewThe consumer product industry can expect more aggressive enforcement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including higher civil penalties, increased use of criminal penalties, and the more »

Segway Powersports Assessed $5 Million Civil Penalty For Unlawfully Importing ATVsAugust 24, 2022, cpsc.gov The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Segway Powersports Inc. (SPI), of McKinney, Tex., has been assessed a $5 million civil penalty. The settlement resolves CPSC’s charges more »

CPSC Chair To Meta CEO: “Strengthen Meta’s Efforts To Prevent The Posting Of Banned And Recalled Consumer Products For Sale On Meta Platforms”July 13, 2022, cpsc.govIn a July 13 letter to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric wrote: more »

What Companies Regulated By The FDA Need To Know About The Consumer Product Safety CommissionAugust 10, 2022, JD SupraIf your company deals in FDA-regulated products, the last thing you want is to add another set of government rules to your more »

Statement Of Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric On The CPSC’s Settlement With TJXAugust 2, 2022, CPSC.govThe $13 million civil penalty is near the statutory maximum CPSC could have sought had the agency pursued the case in court.  This cap on CPSC’s civil more »

CPSC Chair Seeks Answers By August 19 From META On High Incidence Of Listings Covering Banned, Recalled Products July 14, 2022, Spectrum News 9 Alex Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, wrote Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent more »