The CPSC took proactive steps in October to address recent concerns with infant sleep products that pose suffocation hazards and could lead to Sudden Infant Death. This month the agency made a rare proposal for a mandatory consumer product safety standard to address the risks associated with crib mattresses.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: October
The upcoming election offers opportunities for leadership changes at the CPSC. The agency currently has four commissioners and one vacancy.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: September
Even in a pandemic, some things do not change. This month’s Recall Roundup finds the CPSC focusing on dangers that have been front and center for some time.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: August
With the prevalent spread of COVID-19, hand sanitizers have become this spring and summer’s “fidget spinners,” cycling through the process from market shortage to glut in short order. With such a rush to meet the drastic spike in demand, product missteps seem inevitable. Although the Recall Roundup generally focuses on recalls under CPSC jurisdiction, the numerous FDA recalls involving hand sanitizers merits mention here.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: July
At a June 16, 2020 hearing, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation considered President Trump’s nomination of Nancy Beck to the CPSC.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: June
Should you have to pay to see CPSC’s adopted safety standards? That is the question raised by a lawsuit filed in the Third Circuit this month, which challenges the CPSC’s adoption of mandatory safety standards for consumer products that are not available for free to the public.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: May
A consumer recently filed a products liability lawsuit against Keurig regarding its mini plus brewing system—a coffee maker that Keurig recalled at the end of 2014.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: April
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed most aspects of the economy. The world of consumer products is no exception to this trend.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: March 2020
This month’s Recall Roundup starts with the wish that the coronavirus could be recalled. Perhaps the would-be CPSC commissioner who could deliver that recall would be unanimously approved.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: February 2020
The new year ushered in a series of warnings from the CPSC about inclined infant sleepers posing suffocation risks and dressers posing tip-over risks to consumers. Both products have been under scrutiny by the CPSC over the past year.
Continue Reading Recall Roundup: January