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This morning, President Obama nominated Inez Moore Tenenbaum to be the new chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Tenenbaum is the former state superintendent of Education for South Carolina and was the Democratic candidate for US Senate… Read More

CPSC and Jardine announced today that another 96,000 Jardine cribs, sold through this month, have been recalled because of slat breakage. This is the second expansion of the original recall, bringing the total number of cribs recalled to just under… Read More

Each year, CPSC releases a report compiling their injury and death data from nursery products. (They also do a similar report on toys.) The report released last week details injuries from 2007 and deaths through 2005 (hence the quotes around… Read More

CPSC recalled five different children’s sweatshirts and jackets with drawstrings today. Last year they fined more than a dozen companies for selling these products — the drawstrings pose a strangulation hazard for children. If you have a child’s garment with… Read More

CPSC and Fisher Price announced the recall today of 24,000 3-in-1 High Chair to Boosters sold exclusively at Target since December. The chair can be released from the base resulting in a fall hazard. There is one reported injury involving… Read More

The Fullsize Crib Sub-committee of ASTM International, which sets voluntary standards for crib makers, voted this week on a new standard portion that would not allow current dropside crib designs. Dropside hardware failures on cribs have been linked to many… Read More

The six major makers of baby bottles sold in the US agreed to stop selling bottles with BPA, a chemical linked to a variety of health problems. Bisphenol A, commonly called BPA, is in a wide variety of everyday items…. Read More

The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) is really the only place where all the stakeholders in product safety gather each year to discuss emerging issues together. Manufacturers, retailers, testing labs, government regulators from around the world, and… Read More

This morning a New York Times editorial called for new leadership at CPSC to effectively implement the new safety law, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and give families the assurance they need that the toys and children’s products they buy… Read More

CPSC has recently added many new items on its CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008) page. Today they posted guidance to small businesses, resellers, crafters and charities on complying with the law. The booklet covers definitions, timetables, exclusions… Read More