The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a change to its rules that would allow CPSC employees to serve as voting members and take leadership positions in voluntary standard development groups. CPSC employees are currently barred from participation in the setting of voluntary standards except on a non-voting basis. The rule would stipulate that the CPSC Office of the Executive Director approve any requests to participate in voluntary standard bodies by its employees. Comments are due by Oct. 21.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Sept. 17:

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to heighten enforcement of the children’s sleepwear standard, and fully investigate reports of non-compliant products, in a Sept. 16 letter to the Commission. Despite the Commission’s clear stance on the issue, stated in a 1996 Sleepwear and Loungewear Position letter that was re-issued in 2011 (See Ref: [11122711]), AAFA said that “the existence of non-compliant sleepwear that remains on the market and continues to be sold year after year” indicates that the “rules have been relaxed through non-enforcement.”

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Aug. 28:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Aug. 28:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Sept. 10:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Sept. 10:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Sept. 10:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Aug. 29:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recall Aug. 28: