Richard Trumka's Statements

2024

	April 15, 2024	CPSC Revamps Chronic Hazards Guidelines, Making It Easier to Protect You From Toxic Chemicals in Your Home
	April 15, 2024	Beware: Weighted Infant Swaddles and Blankets Are Unsafe for Sleep; Retailers Should Consider Stopping Sales
	April 02, 2024	New CPSC Guidance Will Double the Value We Place on Saving Children’s Lives; I Expect This to Lead to More Protective Rulemaking Both at CPSC and Across the Rest of Government
	March 19, 2024	CPSC Announces New Hazard Posed by Deadly Water Beads, Warning Consumers About Products Containing Toxic Acrylamide
	March 08, 2024	Confirmation of Doug Dziak as Consumer Product Safety Commissioner
	March 07, 2024	Hazardous Inclined Infant Sleeper Expected to Remain on Market After Faulty Recall of Jool Baby Nova Swings
	February 29, 2024	SawStop Dedicates Its Patent for Public Use, Boosting CPSC Rule to End Table Saw Amputations
	February 22, 2024	Biometric Gunsafes Malfunction, Allowing Anyone to Open; CPSC Widens Recall to 120,000 More Safes Sold by 4 Manufacturers at Walmart, Amazon, and Bass Pro Shops; Serious Risk of Death
	February 09, 2024	Vornado Recalls Two Million More Steamers Shortly After Recalling 1.75 Million in December
	February 01, 2024	Macy's Commits to Stop Selling Water Beads and Destroying Remaining Inventory
	January 22, 2024	Hobby Lobby Commits to Water Bead Safety; Macy's Still Selling Water Beads for Children, Now at a Steep Discount
	January 22, 2024	Commissioner Trumka Letter to Macy's
	January 08, 2024	ATV Rule Deregulates Max ATV Tire Pressure; I fear it will encourage dangerous on-road use
	January 02, 2024	Commissioner Trumka Receives Commitments that Jo-Ann's, Kohl's, and Shein Will Stop Selling Water Beads; Hobby Lobby and Wish Fail to Make Similar Commitments to Safety

2023

	December 21, 2023	Stop Using "Baby Loungers;" They're Unsafe for Sleep and can Lead to Death
	December 20, 2023	Commissioner Trumka Calls on Jo-Ann Stores, Kohl’s, Michaels, Ebay, Hobby Lobby, Wish, and Shein to Stop Selling Water Beads
	December 20, 2023	Commissioner Trumka Letters to Retailers
	November 29, 2023	CPSC Tackles String of Infant Deaths in “Support Cushions” with Strong New, Proposed Rule
	November 21, 2023	Act Now to Prevent Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning if You Have a ZLINE Gas Range
	November 20, 2023	Historic Criminal Verdicts Against Executives for Failing to Report Fire Hazards to CPSC
	November 13, 2023	Congressman Pallone Delivers a Pivotal Moment in Protecting Families from Water Bead Deaths and Injuries
	November 08, 2023	CPSC Operating Plan Fails to Address Glaring Safety Concerns: Commissioner Trumka Forced to Vote “No”
	October 19, 2023	Malfunctioning Gun Safes Sold by Cabela’s, Bass Pro, and Lowe’s Allow Anyone to Open; One Child Dead
	October 18, 2023	Historic Table Saw Rule Could Provide Greatest Net Benefits of Any Rule in CPSC History: $2.32 Billion Every Year
	September 29, 2023	​​​​​​​CPSC Seeks Comment on Hazards of PFAS in Consumer Products and Potential Solutions
	September 29, 2023	$9 Million Fine Against BJ's Wholesale Caps Year of Active Enforcement
	September 13, 2023	Water Beads Can Cause Intestinal Obstruction and Lead to Death: Get Them Out of Your Home
	September 11, 2023	CPSC Proposes Commonsense New Rule to Stop a Pattern of Infant Deaths In Nursing Pillows
	September 11, 2023	CPSC Acts to End Child Deaths and Injuries From Button Battery Ingestion
	August 24, 2023	CPSC Approves Notice of $11.5 Million Fine Against Whirlpool for Failing to Report Fire Hazard
	August 09, 2023	At CPSC’s Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Forum, Experts Call On The Agency To Implement A Strong Mandatory Safety Standard
	August 07, 2023	CPSC Implements Safe Sleep For Babies Act, Expanding on 2022 Infant Sleep Products Rule and Closing Loopholes
	August 02, 2023	CPSC Grants Petition for Federal Rule to End Huffing Deaths from Aerosol Dusters
	July 06, 2023	CPSC Finalizes Rock-Solid New Safety Rule for Adult Bedrails: Saving Lives and $300M a Year in Costs to Americans
	June 26, 2023	CPSC HALTS IMPORT AND SALES OF EGL Motor’s ATVs DUE TO REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS
	June 06, 2023	Two More Infant Deaths in the Recalled Boppy Newborn Lounger; Facebook Marketplace Must Do More To Stop Further Sales
	June 06, 2023	Letter to Meta CEO Zuckerberg from CPSC Commissioners
	May 05, 2023	CPSC Secures $15.8 Million Penalty Against Generac for Failing to Timely Disclose Amputation Hazard Posed by Portable Generators
	April 19, 2023	CPSC Makes Grave Error, Increasing Children’s Risk Of Death From Furniture Tip-Over And Creating Legal Peril For Agency
	April 06, 2023	DOJ Sues SunSetter for Failing to Report Lethal Awning Defect to CPSC
	April 05, 2023	CPSC's Groundbreaking Proposed Rule for Portable Generators will Save Thousands of Lives and will Save $1B a Year in Costs
	March 31, 2023	“The Laundress” Fabric Conditioners Recalled for Ethylene Oxide, Known Cause of Cancer
	March 30, 2023	Jetson Rogue Hoverboards Ignite; CPSC Secures Strong Recall Remedy to get these Deadly Products out of Homes
	March 20, 2023	CPSC Proposes Increasing the Value We Attach to Saving Children’s Lives to Reflect Their True Value to Society
	March 01, 2023	CPSC Approves Request for Information on Gas Stove Hazards and Potential Solutions
	February 08, 2023	CPSC Must Fix Gag Rule Regulations so Consumers Can Protect Their Families
	January 30, 2023	CPSC Proposes Strong New Safety Standard for Button Cell and Coin Batteries; Existing Children's Toy Standard Would Require Upgrade to be as Protective
	January 09, 2023	Eight New Deaths in Rock ‘n Play as Tragedies Mount in Fisher-Price Products; CPSC Working on a Rule that Could Prevent the Next Wave of Deaths
	January 05, 2023	CPSC Secures $19.065 Million Penalty Against Peloton for Corporate Misconduct Surrounding Lethal Defect

2022

	December 22, 2022	Two Children Suffocate in Target Brand "Pillowfort" Weighted Blanket; Recall Good, Except Receipts Should Not Be Required for Full Refund of Deadly Products
	December 20, 2022	CPSC Clamping Down on E-Bike Lithium-ion Battery Fires with Same Playbook Successfully Used to Combat Hoverboard Fires
	November 22, 2022	Otteroo Infant Neck Floaties Pose Drowning Hazard
	November 16, 2022	Future Motion Refuses to Recall Deadly Onewheel Skateboard
	November 09, 2022	Dockatot Deluxe+ is Unsafe for Sleep; CPSC Issues Notice of Violation
	November 08, 2022	CPSC Rejects Industry Attempt to Eliminate Safety Rule for Children's Folding Stools
	November 02, 2022	Commissioners Enact Window Coverings Rule To Save Lives
	October 26, 2022	Commission Commits to Accelerating Safety Rulemakings and Enforcement in the 2023 Operating Plan
	October 19, 2022	CPSC’s Final Rule On Dresser Stability Fixes Hazard That Industry Ignored For Decades
	September 27, 2022	Joint Statement of Chair Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners Trumka and Boyle: CPSC Rejects Attempt to Weaken Bassinet Standard and Infant Sleep Rule
	September 15, 2022	Statement of Commissioner Trumka on $6 Million Penalty Against Clawfoot
	September 14, 2022	Once Again: Another Tweak to an Infant Product Warning Label Fails to Improve Safety of Product
	September 07, 2022	New Safety Standard for Small, Powerful Magnets Will Save Kids from Life-Threatening Ingestions, Again
	August 31, 2022	Changes To Warning Label Do Not Improve The Safety Of Infant Bouncers
	August 24, 2022	CPSC Fines Segway $5 Million for Knowingly Importing All-Terrain Vehicles Without Approval
	August 02, 2022	CPSC Levies $13 Million Penalty on the TJX Companies, Owners of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Homegoods for Knowingly Distributing Recalled Consumer Product
	July 22, 2022	Joint Statement of Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners Dana Baiocco, Peter A. Feldman, Richard R. Trumka Jr., and Mary T. Boyle Regarding Their Vote to Approve Renewal of Accreditation for Step2 Firewalled Laboratory
	July 07, 2022	Accountability for Selling Defective Space Heaters That Killed a 90-Year-Old Man Requires Criminal Investigation of Vornado and its Officials
	June 30, 2022	Swearing In of Mary T. Boyle as Consumer Product Safety Commissioner
	June 23, 2022	CPSC Rule Banning Inclined Infant Sleep Products Goes into Effect
	June 17, 2022	EPA Takes Bold Action to Alert the Public About Deadly Risks of PFAS & PFOS in Water Supply; if There is No Safe Level in Water, CPSC Must Examine Whether We Should Allow PFAS & PFOS in Consumer Products
	June 14, 2022	13 Infant Deaths Tied to Fisher-Price Infant Rockers
	June 01, 2022	CPSC Secures Bipartisan Support to Mitigate Chronic Hazards, Bolster Enforcement, Analyze Disparate Impact on Disadvantaged Groups, and Improve Consumer Communication
	May 16, 2022	Enactment of the Safe Sleep For Babies Act
	April 20, 2022	Proposed Revision to 16 C.F.R. § 1231, Safety Standard for High Chairs
	March 15, 2022	Approval of Petition Requesting a Ban or Standard on Adult Portable Bed Rails
	February 09, 2022	Approval of Administrative Suit Against Leachco, Inc., Maker of The Podster and Bummzie Infant Loungers
	January 26, 2022	Approval of Final Rule: Safety Standard for Crib Mattresses