New CPSC report finds fatal child drownings are on the rise June 6, 2019, cpsc.gov A new report released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) highlights the need for continued vigilance in combatting drowning, which continues to be a public health crisis more »
Category: Risk Assessment
In the News: June 3, 2019
CPSC: Decisional Meeting: Fiscal 2019 mid-year review (Video) May 22, 2019, cpsc.gov Acting chair Ann-Marie Buerkle convenes the mid-year FY 2019 proposal review and consideration of amendments. Each Commissioner has their own ideas about projects that should be considered going more »
In the News: May 20, 2019
Lime launches ‘major safety campaign’ after first scooter death May 16, 2019, Brisbane Times Lime will unveil a “major Brisbane safety campaign” a week after the first death in Australia involving one of their scooters. Last week, a 50-year-old man more »
In the News: May 13, 2019
What is the future of the inclined sleeper? May 7, 2019, Consumer Reports Following the deaths of at least 37 babies, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says infant inclined sleep products present such a danger that the current standards and more »
In the News: May 6, 2019
Criminal indictment a reminder of CPSC’s enforcement capabilities May 1, 2019, New York Law Journal On March 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that for the first time it had indicted two corporate executives for failing to furnish more »
In the News: April 30,2019
Kids II rocking sleepers recalled following 5 infant deaths April 26, 2019, MyNews13 Kids II has recalled nearly 700,000 of all models of rocking sleepers due to infant fatalities after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while more »
In the News: April 22, 2019
Acting Chairman Buerkle: On YouTube to announce Fisher Price recall of 4.7 million sleepers April 12, 2019, cpsc.gov The Consumer Product Safety Commission leader takes to social media audience to help promote the agency’s action in recalling 4.7 million of more »
In the News: April 15, 2019
Fisher-Price Recalls Rock ‘N Play Baby Sleeper Tied To Infant Deaths April 12, 2019 (updated), NPR Fisher-Price has issued an immediate recall of all models of its Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper, according to a news release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety more »
In the News: April 8, 2019
Is ‘Proposition 65 Lite’ coming to New York? April 5, 2019, JD Supra Will we be seeing toxic chemical warnings on consumer products from the Big Apple to Buffalo? If New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gets his way it looks like we more »
In the News: April 1, 2019
New Jersey AG: ‘We’re taking on DuPont’ over contamination, PFAS March 28, 2019, The Inquirer Two days after New Jersey environmental officials ordered five companies to pay what will likely be hundreds of millions to address chemical contamination caused by the discharge more »
