U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC and Baby Trend Warn Consumers About Entrapment Hazard with the Detachable Canopy on Baby Trend Sit N' Stand Strollers; One Death Reported

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Entrapment could lead to a loss of consciousness, serious injury, or death.

Key Points: 
  • Entrapment could lead to a loss of consciousness, serious injury, or death.
  • Baby Trend has received one report of neck entrapment in the space between the front of the canopy tube and arm rest of a Baby Trend Sit N' Stand double stroller, resulting in the asphyxiation death of a non-occupant 14-month-old whose father was nearby but unable to see the child.
  • "Baby Trend" is printed on the side of the mesh basket under the seat.
  • Consumers are encouraged to report incidents or injuries associated with the Baby Trend Sit N' Stand Double or Ultra strollers or with any product to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov .

Plans to Watch the Big Game on the Big Screen? CPSC Reminds Families to Protect Children from the Deadly Hazard of Toppling TVs and Furniture

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans everywhere prepare to purchase new TVs ahead of the big game on Sunday, February 12, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released new numbers showing more needs to be done to protect children from TV and furniture-related tip-over deaths and injuries.

Key Points: 
  • CPSC's latest report on furniture, TV, and appliance tip-over injuries and fatalities shows there are still thousands of furniture-related tip-over incidents annually.
  • The report found an estimated annual average of 19,400 emergency department (ED)-treated injuries associated with tip-over incidents from 2019 to 2021.
  • Between 2000 and 2021, there were 592 reported fatalities, of which 81% involved children under the age of 18.
  • In addition, in December 2022, the federal STURDY Act became law, which also requires a safety standard to protect children from tip-overs.

CPSC Urges Fire Safety Vigilance During Burn Awareness Week

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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In recognition of Burn Awareness Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to be vigilant about fire safety and to check for product recalls.

Key Points: 
  • In recognition of Burn Awareness Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to be vigilant about fire safety and to check for product recalls.
  • Children under 10 years old are especially vulnerable and accounted for 26 percent of burn injuries treated in 2021.
  • Space Heater Safety: Keep hands and fingers away and give the space heater some space – at least three feet.
  • Close bedroom doors: During a fire, closed bedroom doors can slow the spread and allow extra moments to get to safety.

NCLA Amicus Brief Challenges CPSC’s Unconstitutional Shielding of Commissioners from Removal

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Petitioners challenge the rule on several grounds, including: a) CPSC’s failure to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Act, and b) the Commission’s unconstitutional structure shielding CPSC commissioners from at-will removal.

Key Points: 
  • Petitioners challenge the rule on several grounds, including: a) CPSC’s failure to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Act, and b) the Commission’s unconstitutional structure shielding CPSC commissioners from at-will removal.
  • But, because they are not subject to the President’s at-will removal, CPSC Commissioners may not exercise such executive power.
  • But since CPSC Commissioners do exercise executive power, Humphrey’s Executor does not protect them from at-will removal by the President.
  • Circuit should follow Humphrey’s by holding that CPSC cannot exercise executive power because its Commissioners are shielded from at-will removal by the President.

KULR Technology Group Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent Covering Li-Ion Battery Storage and Transportation Solution

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the "Company" or "KULR"), a leading energy management platform company accelerating the global transition to a sustainable electrification economy, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent on the technology behind its SafeCase products – a U.S. Department of Transportation (“DoT”) permitted lithium-ion battery cell and pack storage and transportation system.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the "Company" or "KULR"), a leading energy management platform company accelerating the global transition to a sustainable electrification economy, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent on the technology behind its SafeCase products – a U.S. Department of Transportation (“DoT”) permitted lithium-ion battery cell and pack storage and transportation system.
  • The SafeCase products are designed to mitigate thermal runaway propagation and its catastrophic effects for lithium-ion battery packs of up to 2.5 kWh (kilowatt-hours) per case by utilizing KULR’s patented Thermal Runaway Shield (“TRS”) technology.
  • This is the fourth patent issued to KULR based on its TRS design architecture.
  • “We bring decades of experience solving today's problems within thermal management,” stated Dr. Will Walker, Chief Technology Officer of KULR Technology Group, Inc. “Previously, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported KULR’s design solutions could stop fires and explosions in lithium-ion battery packs, and provided additional insights on the future of safe battery technology.

ScottsMiracle-Gro Reports First Quarter Results

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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“The first quarter reflects our disciplined approach to reorient the business and strengthen the operational and financial performance of the Company,” said Jim Hagedorn, chairman and CEO.

Key Points: 
  • “The first quarter reflects our disciplined approach to reorient the business and strengthen the operational and financial performance of the Company,” said Jim Hagedorn, chairman and CEO.
  • Total Company sales declined 7 percent in the quarter to $527 million.
  • Due to seasonality, the first quarter typically represents less than 15 percent of full year sales.
  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2022, company-wide sales decreased 7 percent to $526.6 million.

CPSC Requires Lifesaving Flame Mitigation Devices on Gas Cans and Other Portable Fuel Containers

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making gas cans and other fuel containers safer by requiring flame mitigation devices.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making gas cans and other fuel containers safer by requiring flame mitigation devices.
  • Congress required the agency to put rules into place to protect consumers under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act (PFCSA) of 2020.
  • Flame mitigation devices, such as flame arrestors, protect against flame jetting and container rupturing.
  • By a 4-0 vote, the CPSC made mandatory three existing voluntary standards:
    ASTM F3326-21, Standard Specification for Flame Mitigation Devices on Portable Fuel Containers;
    ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 30:2022, Standard for Safety Metallic and Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and;
    ASTM F3429/F3429M-20, Standard Specification for Performance of Flame Mitigation Devices Installed in Disposable and Pre-Filled Flammable Liquid Containers.

U.S. Court of Appeals Grants WCMA Motion to Stay Consumer Product Safety Commission Rule on Custom Window Coverings

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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Circuit yesterday (January 10) granted a motion by the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) to stay the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) rule, A Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Windows, pending judicial review.

Key Points: 
  • Circuit yesterday (January 10) granted a motion by the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) to stay the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) rule, A Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Windows, pending judicial review.
  • The window covering industry will continue to be required to meet the provisions of the current window covering safety standard, ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2018.
  • The industry’s voluntary standard has been a success and has significantly decreased incidents, spurred product innovation, and improved product safety.
  • Despite that success, the WCMA believes that CPSC promulgated its new mandatory rule, circumventing the process envisioned under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

CPSC Warns Consumers to be Cautious When Using Space Heaters, Furnaces and Fireplaces This Winter

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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CPSC urges consumers to take safety precautions while keeping their home warm this winter.

Key Points: 
  • CPSC urges consumers to take safety precautions while keeping their home warm this winter.
  • Always plug electric space heaters directly into a wall outlet and never into an extension cord or power strip, to prevent overloading and causing a fire.
  • Have a professional inspect all fuel-burning heating systems, including furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, wood stoves, water heaters, chimneys, flues and vents each year.
  • Before using household products as the colder weather arrives, check to see if the products have been recalled at www.cpsc.gov/recalls .

Peloton Agrees to Pay $19 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Tread+ Treadmill Entrapment Hazards and for Distributing Recalled Treadmills

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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The civil penalty also settles charges that Peloton knowingly distributed recalled treadmills in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

Key Points: 
  • The civil penalty also settles charges that Peloton knowingly distributed recalled treadmills in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
  • Beginning in December 2018 and continuing into 2019, Peloton received reports of incidents associated with pull under and entrapment in the rear of the treadmills, including reports of injuries.
  • Despite possessing this information, Peloton did not immediately report to the Commission.
  • Staff also charged that after the public announcement of the recall, Peloton knowingly distributed in commerce 38 Tread+ recalled treadmills using Peloton personnel and through third-party delivery firms.