CPSC Releases Annual Report on Deaths and Injuries Involving Nursery Products
- - CPSCDuring September 2024’s “Baby Safety Month,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published its annual report detailing injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children under the age of five. CPSC emphasized that the statistics in the report related to incidents that involved... ›
CPSC Proposes New Safety Rules for Infant Rockers
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Rachel A. Kaiser
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking to mandate voluntary safety standards for infant/toddler rockers. In October 2023, CPSC published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to address associated risks. Products within the scope of the NPR include infant rockers marketed for infants... ›- - CPSC
CPSC Commissioners Abstain from Retracting Infant Sleep Product Statements
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Rachel A. Kaiser
In a disappointing, yet somewhat unsurprising, turn of events, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has refused to retract Commissioner Richard Trumka’s unilateral statements earlier this year encouraging retailers to stop selling weighted infant sleep products. On August 30, 2024, following public outcry over... › CPSC Issues Unilateral Recall Press Release Involving “Uncooperative” Retailer of Smoke Detector
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
On May 16, 2024, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) took an unconventional action, unilaterally issuing a recall announcement urging consumers to dispose of CHZHVAN Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors after reports that the detectors failed to alarm in the presence... ›CPSC Launches New Business Product Safety Complaint Portal
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Rachel A. Kaiser
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched a new online Business Product Safety Complaint portal through which a business can anonymously alert CPSC of competitor products in the marketplace that businesses believe do not comply with mandatory safety standards or are otherwise unsafe for... ›New Civil Liberties Alliance Alleges CPSC and Commissioner Trumka Exceeded Authority and Plans to File Suit
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Rachel A. Kaiser
In early May 2024, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) notified the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that it intended to file suit against CPSC and CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka for allegedly violating the constitutional and statutory rights of its client, Dreamland Baby... ›Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Heavily Featured at 2024 NFPA Conference
By: Erin M. Bosman, Matt Robinson and Rachel A. Kaiser
Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries, commonly found in devices used every day, including cell phones, e-cigarettes, and laptops. Lithium-ion batteries are also found in electric vehicles, e-scooters, and other micro-mobility vehicles. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a nonprofit organization that seeks to eliminate... ›CPSC at ICPHSO: Reese’s Law and Mandatory eFiling Requirement
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
In this final installment of our series (see part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ) discussing CPSC’s presence at the 2024 International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s annual symposium, we present two smaller, but important, CPSC updates: Implementation of Reese’s... ›CPSC at ICPHSO: E-Commerce Platforms and Product Safety Responsibilities
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
This third installment of our series (see part 1 and part 2 ) highlights regulators and other stakeholders’ growing focus on e-commerce platforms’ role in protecting consumers from unsafe products, as the percentage of online consumer product sales continues to increase. In addition to... ›CPSC at ICPHSO: Office of Compliance Activity
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
This second installment of our series highlights CPSC’s Office of Compliance Activity and continued aggressive enforcement efforts. Multiple presenters emphasized CPSC’s continued aggressive enforcement. Commenters frequently repeated the statistic that CPSC obtained over $52 million in civil penalties in its fiscal year 2023. Further,... ›