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December 18, 2018
Updated Voluntary Window Covering Safety Standard Takes Effect: Go Cordless
Updated Voluntary Window Covering Safety Standard Takes Effect: Go Cordless
Stock window coverings sold in stores or online should be cordless or free of accessible cords to meet a revised voluntary safety standard that took effect on December 15, 2018.
December 6, 2018
CPSC and NIST Team Up to Demonstrate Holiday Decorating Hazards
CPSC and NIST Team Up to Demonstrate Holiday Decorating Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have teamed up to remind consumers that the best holiday family traditions should always start with safety.
November 26, 2018
EKO Agrees to $1 Million Civil Penalty, Compliance Program for Failure to Report Defective Trash Cans
EKO Agrees to $1 Million Civil Penalty, Compliance Program for Failure to Report Defective Trash Cans
November 20, 2018
CPSC, Britax Settle Lawsuit Involving BOB Jogging Strollers
CPSC, Britax Settle Lawsuit Involving BOB Jogging Strollers
CPSC announced today that it settled an administrative lawsuit against Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Fort Mill, South Carolina. Britax Information Campaign to Be Announced on January 10, 2019
November 14, 2018
CPSC Expands Toy Safety Collaboration Efforts with Retail, Toy Industries & Safe Kids; Top Toy Safety Tips for Shoppers This Holiday Season
CPSC Expands Toy Safety Collaboration Efforts with Retail, Toy Industries & Safe Kids; Top Toy Safety Tips for Shoppers This Holiday Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), Safe Kids Worldwide, and The Toy Association are joining together to promote toy safety and smart purchasing practices for parents.
November 8, 2018
Robot Reboot: CPSC Launches Upgraded Regulatory Robot Tool to Help Small Business Community
Robot Reboot: CPSC Launches Upgraded Regulatory Robot Tool to Help Small Business Community
CPSC has launched a new and improved Regulatory Robot tool to help small businesses become familiar with and comply with applicable federal product safety requirements.
October 30, 2018
It’s Time. Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
It’s Time. Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 2:00 a.m., and that’s when consumers will turn their clocks back one hour.
October 11, 2018
CPSC Survival Tips for After Hurricane Michael
CPSC Survival Tips for After Hurricane Michael
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Powerful Hurricane Michael, now a tropical storm, leaves a path of destruction in Florida and elsewhere, including flooding and downed power lines.