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Regulators and other product-safety participants met in Brussels for International Product Safety Week, including an ICPHSO symposium focused on advancing a global baseline for product safety.
Read briefing →7 September 2026–10 September 2026 · 09:00–13:00 · CEST — A four-day European Commission programme in Brussels brought together product-safety regulators, consumer organisations, businesses and other international participants.
View event →CPSC says the swearing-in of Commissioners Karen Sessions and Brien Lorenze restored its quorum, followed two days later by Paul Brubaker joining as executive director and chief operating officer.
Read briefing →9 September 2026 · 14:00–15:00 · EDT — The working group continued development of proposed safety requirements for flameless and battery-powered lighters.
View event →A 2026 EU product-safety sweep checked nearly 1,700 online offers for children's and sports products and found that only 58% displayed the three assessed groups of manufacturer, EU responsible-person and product-identification information together.
Read briefing →9 September 2026–10 September 2026 · CEST — The symposium formed the closing two days of International Product Safety Week and focused on international product-safety cooperation and a global safety baseline.
View event →Dysck Pty Ltd, trading as Neptune Blanket, paid AU$59,400 after the ACCC issued three infringement notices concerning allegedly misleading consumer-guarantee statements and missing mandatory warranty wording.
Read briefing →10 September 2026 · 12:00–15:00 · EDT — The working group considered changes to UL/CSA 60335-2-40 concerning equipment that uses flammable A3 refrigerants.
View event →From 1 January 2027, revised EU CLP provisions make specified distributors directly responsible for poison-centre information when they move hazardous mixtures between Member States or rebrand or relabel them, unless the same information has already reached the appointed body.
Read briefing →14 September 2026 · 10:00–13:00 · EDT — The subcommittee agenda covered clothing storage units, tip restraints, storage chests, recliners and wall beds.
View event →CPSC issued five warnings on 10 September covering CooCooBaby loungers, two pressure-washer brands, Flyboss infant bouncers and iGarden swim-jet drain covers, with no ordinary cooperating recall remedy described in several cases.
Read briefing →14 September 2026 · 13:00–14:00 · EDT — CPSC staff held a virtual meeting with RoboStrategy concerning safety considerations for consumer-facing humanoid robots.
View event →14 September 2026 · 14:00–15:30 · EDT — The work group considered updates to the ASTM F2923 safety specification for children’s jewellery.
View event →16 September 2026 · 10:00–11:30 · EDT — The working group discussed carbon-monoxide sensor provisions in Annex U of ANSI Z21.47.
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