CPSC Sues thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Over Hazard In Home Elevators July 7, 2021, CPSC To prevent children from serious injury or death, the Consumer Product Safety Commission filed an administrative complaint against thyssenkrupp Access Corp. alleging its residential elevators contain more »
Category: Risk Assessment
In the News: July 5, 2021
Biden Taps House Aide To Chair U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission July 2, 2021, Yahoo Finance President Joe Biden plans to nominate a senior lawyer for a U.S. House of Representatives committee to chair the CPSC, along with a lawyer more »
In the News: June 28, 2021
House Passes Two Bills Promoting Safer Children’s Products June 23, 2021, Consumer Reports Lawmakers recently voted to approve the STURDY Act, to prevent furniture tip-overs, and the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, to ban inclined sleepers and crib bumper pads. more »
In the News: June 21, 2021
Civil Lawsuit Filed Over 2018 Deaths Of Two Children June 17, 2021, WLOS-ABC Two parents want justice for their children’s deaths in Jackson County North Carolina. They filed a federal complaint in Asheville against AMSAFE Commercial Products and Shield Restraint more »
In the News: June 14, 2021
Lawmakers Renew Calls To Explore Tech To Protect Consumers June 10, 2021, NexGov The bill, including its AI and Consumer Product Safety provision, would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to develop a pilot program to explore using technology to more »
In the News: June 7, 2021
CPSC Bans Unregulated Baby Sleep Products Tied To 90 Deaths June 2, 2021, Washington Post By a 3-1 vote, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned a number of infant sleep products. The rule requires products for sleeping babies to meet more »
In the News: May 31, 2021
Few Peloton Customers Plan To Return Their Recalled Treadmills May 26, 2021, Business Insider Evidence is mounting that, despite safety warnings, many Peloton customers have no plans to return their machines. In a Wedbush survey of 100 Tread+ and Tread more »
In the News: May 24, 2021
Peloton Releases A Software Fix For Its Recalled Treadmills May 19, 2021, CNN Peloton is rolling out a software fix for its Tread and Tread+ treadmills after a massive recall. Customers can now access a new “Tread Lock” feature that more »
In the News: May 17, 2021
A $4 Bit Of Plastic Could Have Saved Peloton Millions May 11, 2021, Wired Was Peloton’s multi-million-dollar disaster inevitable? What caused the safety issues, and could they have been easily fixed? And why did they happen in the first place? more »
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 »
