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E-Bike Battery Fires Are Soaring

Electric bikes (also known as e-bikes) are rapidly transforming the urban transportation landscape in cities around the world. But the vision of car-free streets is being clouded by a rapid increase in fires di... Read More...

CPSC Issues NPRM for Button Cell/Coin Batteries

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is moving forward with its efforts to help ensure the safety of consumer products that incorporate button cell or coin batteries. Published in the U.S. Fede... Read More...

CPSC Publishes Safety Standard for Magnets

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal safety standard to help reduce human injuries and deaths from swallowed magnets. Published in the Federal Register in late Septem... Read More...

Reese’s Act Signed into Law: Addresses Battery Ingestion Risks

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will now be required to establish a product safety standard to help reduce the incidence of childhood injuries related to the ingestion of button cell or coin ... Read More...

Safety Programs and CPSC Mandates

Safety management programs are necessary to help a company make safe products and monitor safety for products in use. The CPSC has provided lots of guidances and mandates over the years on what constitutes an adequate program. These guidances are potentially useful to those companies seeking to establish a CPSC-compliant safety program and should be considered as part of the program development process.

Fitbit Recalls 1 Million Smart Watches Due to Battery Overheating

The company behind the widely popular Fitbit smartwatch product line has issued a national recall of one of its smartwatch models due to the potential risk of burns linked to overheated batteries. According ... Read More...

Health Canada, U.S. CPSC Issued Guidance on Human Factors

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have published a joint guidance on the application and use of human factors principles in the product development process. Issued earlier ... Read More...

Beanworthy Recalls Combination Battery Chargers/Hand Warmers Due to Fire and Burn Hazard

Beanworthy issues recall for Human Creations Combination Battery Chargers/Hand Warmers as the chargers can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

CPSC Signs Trilateral Agreement with Canada, Mexico

Federal consumer protection agencies in the three major North American countries have signed an agreement affirming their intent to cooperate in protecting their nations' citizens from unsafe products.

CPSC Publishes 2016 Statistics of Toy-Related Incidents

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a comprehensive summary of deaths and emergency department-treated injuries associated with toys during calendar year 2016. According to the C... Read More...

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