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Consumer Product Recalls on the Rise: Important Compliance Reminders for Consumer Products Manufacturers and Sellers

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Data from U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) shows that more consumer products are being recalled now than they have been in recent years. The U.S. PIRG Education Fund published a report on February 2, 2023...more

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Calif. wins $344M mesh case, but $215M may not settle harmed gymnasts’ suit

The public’s health and safety sometimes find protections in the civil justice system and sometimes under regulators’ threat. Here’s hoping that whatever means are required, just and proper outcomes result....more

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Is the CPSC Leaving Consumers 'Holding the Bag'?

Product Recalls to Protect the Consumer? Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency charged with protecting the safety of Americans from dangerous and deadly items in the marketplace, doing its job? A...more

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Critics may howl. But with stubborn wrongs, big settlements may be necessary

Doctors, hospitals, insurers, politicians, and businesses may assail the civil justice system over sums it awards to people who have proven they have been harmed. But as significant as some judgments may be, they may be...more

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While kids suffered harms, consumer agency cozied up to corporations

One of the nation’s top consumer protection agencies cozied up to the businesses it was supposed to watch over, leaving children and other consumers vulnerable to significant harms....more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: “Voluntary” Brings Stability to Your Safety Floor

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Welcome to the August edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. ASTM International published an update to ASTM F2057, the voluntary furniture stability standard. The new standard applies to dressers and other...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: Holding High Chairs to a Higher Standard

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Welcome to the July edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. The CPSC’s mandatory federal high chair safety standard took effect in June. The rule was unanimously approved by the CPSC in 2018 and became effective...more

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Rock ’n Play, Rocking Sleeper Unsafe? Sleepers Recalled as Debate Continues

The headline in The Washington Post said it all: “Fisher-Price invented a popular baby sleeper without medical safety tests and kept selling it, even as babies died.” Not a stitch of clinical research was conducted, nor...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: CPSC in the Spotlight

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Welcome to the May edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. The CPSC was in the spotlight in April. Earlier in the month, the U.S. House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee conducted a hearing on CPSC...more

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Wheel-dropping strollers and cars ablaze: Watchdog agencies retreat from protecting the public

It may sound catchy when politicians claim to want to get Uncle Sam out of our wallets and off our backs. But the deregulatory reality may look different when hundreds of thousands of baby strollers have front wheels that...more

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You Should Know - December 2018

Shop for Fun and Safe Toys This Holiday Season - We just know you have good girls and boys on your holiday shopping list this year. Or at least we hope so! Watching little ones open a thoughtfully selected present is one...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot – CPSC Republican Majority on the Horizon

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Welcome to the July edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Following the confirmation of Dana Baiocco as a commissioner of the CPSC on May 22, 2018, President Trump nominated Peter Feldman to fill the...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot – New Commissioner Confirmed

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Welcome to the June edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. The U.S. Senate confirmed Dana Baiocco as a commissioner of the CPSC on May 22, 2018. President Trump originally nominated Baiocco on September 21,...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot - CPSC Historic Civil Penalty

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Welcome to the April edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. In March, the CPSC approved the largest civil penalty in CPSC history. The $27.25 million civil penalty, which was approved by a 4–0 vote, settled...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot - CPSC January Recalls and New Standard

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Welcome to the February edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Earlier this month, the CPSC announced a new federal standard for infant slings, geared toward preventing deaths and injuries to young children....more

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CPSC Sues Britax over Stroller Wheel Detachments

On Friday, February 16, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced that it had voted 3-1 (along party lines) to authorize CPSC staff to file an administrative complaint against Britax Child Safety, Inc.,...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot - CPSC Phthalate Ban and More on the Earth Magnet Saga

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Welcome to the November edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. The CPSC again saw multiple noteworthy events occur in October. On October 26, 2017, the CPSC issued a final decision and order on Zen Magnets and...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot - New Commissioners and Court-Ordered Judgment for Late Reporting

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Welcome to the October edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. There have been several recent noteworthy events involving the CPSC. In September, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Dana Baiocco, a...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot – Plastics and Penalties

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Welcome to the September edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Last month, the CPSC announced a nearly $6 million civil penalty against a U.S. retailer for selling recalled products. According to the civil...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot - Annual Report

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Welcome to the July edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Last month, the CPSC released its 2016 Annual Report. The Annual Report was divided among five key strategies: (1) hazard identification and...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: The New Norm in Civil Penalties and Fidget Spinners in the Crosshairs

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Welcome to the June edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Earlier this month, the CPSC announced a $5.2 million civil penalty against a recreational vehicle manufacturer for alleged “failure to report...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: January 2017

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Welcome to the January edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. December was a relatively quiet month for the CPSC, but major changes are most likely in store for 2017. If tradition holds true, Chairman Elliot...more

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The Road to Recall: Evaluating Defects for Substantial Product Hazard

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission) is the regulatory agency responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. Pursuant to...more

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You Should Know - December 2016

Presenting America’s Top Safety and Justice Stories of 2016 - Are you making all those lists and checking them twice? Gifts? Holiday cards? Party invitations? New Year’s resolutions? Well, here’s one more for you...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: November 2016

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Welcome to the November edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. Last month, the CPSC announced a $3.8 million civil penalty against Best Buy for selling recalled products. The CPSC’s press...more

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