Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 1 – Product Safety and Recalls
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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
What formula brands are affected? This recall only relates to the following Similac®, Alimentum®, and EleCare® powdered formula produce at the Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis, Michigan...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Small particles of glass are to blame for the recall of a widely used fluticasone nasal spray that treats symptoms of hay fever in children. The nasal spray, known by its brand name Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray USP...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Companies often incur substantial costs implementing and responding to product recalls. A children's product recall might include any of the following costs, among others...more
Belladonna is blamed for the deaths of 10 babies. The parents treated their teething phase with homeopathic teething products (gels and tablets) containing the natural substance. Another name for belladona is deadly...more
Welcome to the September edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. This month, the CPSC announced the recall of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones. This recall is far from ordinary, however, because Samsung ...more
On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Danny Keysar died after his portable crib, also known as a play yard, collapsed while he was napping at his licensed childcare facility in Chicago. When the play yard collapsed, Danny's neck had...more
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