Bipartisan Bill Aims To Ban Potentially Hazardous Water Beads Sold As Children’s ToysMay 9, 2024, NBC NewsA bipartisan bill, named “Esther’s Law”, was introduced in the U.S. Senate. It proposes a ban on the sale of water beads designed or more »
Category: Product Liability
In the News: April 6, 2024
First Sturdy Act Recall: Dressers Recalled For Violating Tipover StandardMay 2, 2024, Woodworking NetworkThe Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the Mill Valley Junior, a six-drawer dresser that was sold exclusively at Rooms to Go. The recall was for violating a more »
In the News: April 29, 2024
Amazon And Target Will Bar Sales Of Weighted Baby Sleep Sacks And Weighted Baby Swaddles Due To Safety ConcernsApril 25, 2024, Consumer ReportsAmazon has adopted a new policy for listings of weighted baby blankets, sleep sacks, and swaddles: They aren’t allowed. more »
In the News: April 22, 2024
Commissioner Trumka: “CPSC Revamps Chronic Hazards Guidelines, Making It Easier To Protect You From Toxic Chemicals In Your Home”April 15, 2024, cpsc.govCommissioner Trumka: “The Commission unanimously approved new chronic hazard guidelines that improve the agency’s ability to protect you from more »
In the News: April 15, 2024
China, US, EU Reach New Consensus On Cooperation On Consumer Product SafetyApril 11, 2024, State Information Office, Republic of ChinaChina, the United States and the European Union (EU) reached new consensus on deepening cooperation on consumer product safety, according to more »
In the News: April 8,m 2024
Commissioners Feldman And Dziak: We Oppose The New “Value Of Statistical Life” MethodologyApril 3, 2024, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has adopted a new cost-benefit methodology that needlessly places future Commission rulemakings in jeopardy. CPSC will now calculate regulatory benefits more »
In the News: April 1, 2024
Feds Now Investigating The Houston Drowning Death In Hotel PoolMarch 28, 2024, Click2Houston.comThe Consumer Product Safety Commission confirms they’ve launched a federal investigation into the drowning death of Aliyah Jaico at a Houston hotel pool. Investigators with the CPSC were at the more »
In the News; March 25, 2024
CPSC At ICPHSO: 2024 Enforcement PrioritiesMarch 21-24, 2024, JD SupraThe Consumer Product Safety Commission was well represented at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s annual symposium in last February Orlando. Agency representatives provided a number of insights to more »
In the News: March 18, 2024
Senators Welch, Blumenthal And Markey Urge CPSC To Implement Stricter Safety Measures To Protect Infants And ToddlersMarch 15, 2024, VermontBizU.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Consumer Protect Safety Commission Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric more »
In the News: February 26, 2024
CPSC Chair Hoehn-Saric Addresses Annual ICPHSO Product Safety ConferenceFebruary 20, 2024, CrowellChair Hoehn-Saric first set the stage by sharing some important data points. In 2023, the CPSC announced more than 300 product recalls; levied more than $52 million in civil more »
