In April 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. The Act, if it is enacted, would convert current voluntary standards ANSI/CAN/UL...more
California has changed its definition of electric bicycles to clarify ambiguities about the use of throttles. Since their first introduction in the 1990s, electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have grown tremendously in popularity...more
5/7/2025
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California ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safety Standards ,
State and Local Government
This third installment in our series highlights the focus on children’s product safety at the 2025 International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) symposium. This year’s symposium featured a range of...more
This second installment of our series highlights the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) presence and guidance at this year’s ICPHSO annual symposium. CPSC had a notably smaller presence this year. Agency...more
On December 19, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unilaterally issued a warning to consumers to stop using Sport Nets 4’ x 8’ portable soccer goals. According to CPSC, an exposed metal tip at the top of the...more
2/19/2025
/ Consumer Product Companies ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
Product Defects ,
Product Recalls ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safety Standards
Continuing the Zen Magnets saga, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) faces a challenge to a rule banning products containing small, high-powered, separable magnets. CPSC has asserted that these kinds of small,...more
In recent years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has increased pressure on consumer product companies through various enforcement mechanisms. The increase in the frequency and amount of civil penalties sought by...more
2/19/2025
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Compliance ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement ,
Product Defects ,
Product Recalls ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safety Standards
At the end of last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved an Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes CPSC’s strategic priorities and resource allocations for the coming year. Stated...more
2/19/2025
/ Baby Products ,
Batteries ,
Children's Toys ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Digital Platforms ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Manufacturers ,
Online Marketplace ,
Popular ,
Safety Standards ,
State Attorneys General
On September 18, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved a new mandatory standard for nursing pillows designed to address risks presented by suffocation, entrapment, and fall hazards...more
During 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...more
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...more
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....more
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a detailed proposal and is seeking comments for new regulations governing button cell and coin batteries in toys intended for children under 14 years of age....more
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...more
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...more
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...more
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...more
The use of electric vehicles (EVs) and micromobility devices (EMDs), e.g., electric scooters, electric bikes, and hoverboards, is on the rise and the accompanying potential risks of EVs and EMDs have become a new area of...more
3/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Connected Cars ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Scooters ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Fires ,
Green Transportation ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Public Safety ,
Safety Standards
This third installment of our series 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...more
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...more