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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

U.S. Product Recalls Surge 11% In 2023 To Hit Seven-Year HighFebruary 15, 2024, SedgwickU.S. product recalls reached a seven-year high in 2023, increasing 11% from 2022 to 2023. According to Sedgwick brand protection’s 2024 State of the Nation Recall Index report, more »