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Regulatory Oversight Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Proactivity in Product Safety: Best Practices for Compliance

Consumer product companies are facing unprecedented scrutiny as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) intensifies its regulatory oversight. With heightened civil penalties, increased monitoring of e-commerce...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Fires Democratics on Consumer Product Safety Commission: What’s Next for Consumer Safety?

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On May 8, 2025, the Trump Administration fired all three Democratic Commissioners from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or the “Commission”) via overnight email. This abrupt change in leadership has raised...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

President Trump to CPSC Democrats: "You're Fired"

In a dramatic shake-up at the Consumer Product Safety Committee (CPSC), President Trump has ousted three of its five commissioners, leaving the agency with distinctly Republican leadership. Commissioners Richard Trumka, Mary...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

So Long, CPSC?

The Trump administration may eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), according to a recently leaked draft fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This “pre-decisional”...more

K&L Gates LLP

Trump Administration Asserts Control Over Independent Agencies

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The Trump administration has taken two actions that will dramatically increase White House control over federal commissions, boards, and officials that were previously considered independent. These actions are likely to...more

Genova Burns LLC

President Trump to Federal Agencies: “I’ve Got This”

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President Trump’s February 18th Executive Order entitled, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” represents a sweeping effort to consolidate federal executive branch lawmaking power with the President. The Order’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CPSC’s 2024 Year in Review

In recent years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has increased pressure on consumer product companies through various enforcement mechanisms. The increase in the frequency and amount of civil penalties sought by...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Cosmetic Companies Need to Know About the CPSC

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Cosmetics, including skin moisturizers, makeup, nail polish, shampoos, hair color, and deodorants, are predominantly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For those in the cosmetics industry, the Consumer...more

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Telemarketing “free” back and limb braces for seniors adds up to a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud

Federal authorities have busted up what they say is a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud that should give taxpayers and patients pause about long-distance medical consultations and the huge sums of cash washing around the medical...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Breaking: CPSC Notifies Numerous Companies of Unprecedented, Unauthorized Disclosure of Information

Late this afternoon, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) informed what could turn out to be a very large number of consumer product companies that it recently discovered what appears to be a mass inadvertent...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

CPSC Commissioner Elliot Kaye Issues Statement Providing a Framework of Safety for the Internet of Things

In recent years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has begun to grapple with the effects of the Internet of Things (IoT) on consumer product safety. In May 2018, the CPSC held its first public hearing...more

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Impact of Government Shutdown on Scope of FDA, FSIS, and CSPC Activities

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On December 22, 2018, funding expired for certain agencies within the federal government, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS),...more

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Upcoming meeting signals the growing role of federal regulators over IoT and product safety

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will host a hearing on May 16, 2018 on potential safety hazards associated with internet-connected consumer products....more

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Weathering the Freeze: The CPSC's Response to the White House's New Regulatory Restrictions

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We have heard much over the last few weeks about the new executive orders issued by the White House at the outset of the Trump Administration. One order that is not garnering as much attention as others, but could have a...more

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