The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved (5-0) a new rule requiring manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to establish and maintain a registration card program. As mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) Sec. 104(d)(1), CPSC is issuing a final consumer product safety rule … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C.- AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES, THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) IS URGING CONSUMERS TO MAKE SAFETY A FACTOR IN HOLIDAY DECORATING. WHETHER IT IS CAREFUL CANDLE PLACEMENT OR CHECKING THE WARNING LABEL ON THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS, SIMPLE SAFETY STEPS CAN GO A LONG WAY IN PREVENTING FIRES AND INJURIES THIS YEAR. … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C.- THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT EXCELLIGENCE LEARNING CORP, OF MONTEREY, CALIF. DBA DISCOUNT SCHOOL SUPPLY HAS AGREED TO PAY A $25,000 CIVIL PENALTY FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN. THE PENALTY SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION. THE SETTLEMENT … [Read more...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. - AT A TOWN HALL MEETING HELD IN NEW YORK CITY, CPSC CHAIRMAN INEZ TENENBAUM WAS JOINED BY PARENTS AND CONSUMERS TO TALK TOY SAFETY. THE DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND NEW FEDERAL SAFETY RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR TOYS THAT WILL GIVE AMERICAN CONSUMERS GREATER CONFIDENCE WHEN THEY GO SHOPPING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. CHAIRMAN TENENBAUM … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE END OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING AND POOL SEASON DOESN’T MEAN THE END OF DROWNING DANGERS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. AFTER POOLS, MORE CHILDREN DROWN IN BATHTUBS THAN IN ANY OTHER PRODUCT IN AND AROUND THE HOME. FOR 2003-2005, CPSC STAFF RECEIVED REPORTS OF AN AVERAGE OF 90 CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE WHO DROWNED IN BATHTUBS (62%), … [Read more...]