CPSC Recall Snapshot
A MONTHLY REVIEW OF CONSUMER PRODUCT RECALLS
AND CIVIL PENALTIES ANNOUNCED BY THE CPSC
July 2017
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 ve key
strategies: (1) hazard identication and monitoring; (2) safety standards; (3) compliance and enforcement;
(4) public outreach; and (5) intergovernmental coordination. Of note, the CPSC in 2016 approved four nal rules
governing garage door openers, architectural glazing materials, voluntary standards participation, and burden
reduction component part testing, as well as two safety standards for children’s products, one on carriages and
strollers and the other on hook-on chairs. The CPSC also published a whopping 10 proposed rules in 2016. The
CPSC highlighted its research “to identify hazardous products and design eective strategies to reduce product
hazards,” which included research on ATVs, carbon monoxide fatalities, chemical toxicity assessments, reworks,
and nanotechnology. Finally, the CPSC provided summaries for the 10 federal court cases it participated in last
year. The entirety of the CPSC’s 2016 Annual Report can be found here.
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Sincerely,
Jenifer Keenan, Esq.
Editor
