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Consumer Product Safety Advocates Pen Memorandum to Biden Transition Team Foreshadowing Push for More Active and Aggressive CPSC

For years consumer product safety advocate groups have bemoaned the seeming lack of aggressiveness from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”). As an example, they complain that the CPSC levied no civil penalties on...more

12/9/2020 / Biden Administration , Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , FOIA , Manufacturers , Product Defects , Regulatory Agenda , Regulatory Reform , Safety Standards , Statutory Authority

Unilateral Recalls: Companies Should Consider Launching Recalls Without the CPSC During the Government Shutdown

Now in its fifth week, the partial government shutdown has left many companies wondering what to do about recalls for consumer products. Generally, consumer product companies work in coordination with the U.S. Consumer...more

1/24/2019 / Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Government Shutdown , Manufacturers , Product Defects , Product Recalls , Retailers

Costco Agrees to $3.85 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Report, Accepted by Unanimous CPSC Vote

On Friday, October 5, 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced that Costco Wholesale, Corp. (Costco) entered into a settlement agreement with the CPSC to pay a $3.85 million civil penalty for its...more

10/8/2018 / Civil Monetary Penalty , Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) , Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Costco , Enforcement Actions , Product Defects , Reporting Requirements , Settlement Agreements

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