Issue #2 · 14/09 – 20/09

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1. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesBriefing

   US agency withdraws planned removal of two older infant-product rules

   The US Consumer Product Safety Commission withdrew a direct final rule that would have removed two older rules concerning infant bouncer seats and stationary activity centres after receiving a significant adverse comment.

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2. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesCalendar event

   ASTM F15.42 furniture subcommittee meeting

   14 September 2026 · 10:00–13:00 · EDT — The subcommittee agenda covered clothing storage units, tip restraints, storage chests, recliners and wall beds.

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3. Issue date: 23 September 2026EU/EFTA joint action — nine participating authoritiesBriefing

   EU campaign finds a gap between helmet performance and full compliance

   In an EU-funded test of 100 sports helmets, 79 passed the laboratory performance checks, while 30 met both the performance and formal requirements assessed by the campaign.

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4. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesCalendar event

   Safety of consumer-facing humanoids

   14 September 2026 · 13:00–14:00 · EDT — CPSC staff held a virtual meeting with RoboStrategy concerning safety considerations for consumer-facing humanoid robots.

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5. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesBriefing

   Hearing-aid users raise packaging concerns during CPSC button-battery review

   A CPSC consultation on a revised product standard drew public submissions describing difficulties opening child-resistant zinc-air hearing-aid battery packaging, but the consultation itself concerned whether UL 4200A-2026 improves safety for products containing button or coin batteries.

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6. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesCalendar event

   ASTM F15.24 children’s jewellery work group

   14 September 2026 · 14:00–15:30 · EDT — The work group considered updates to the ASTM F2923 safety specification for children’s jewellery.

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7. Issue date: 23 September 2026United States — voluntary-standards activity with international standards bodiesBriefing

   September standards calendar spans carbon monoxide, furniture, robots and child products

   Dated CPSC calendar entries show staff joining September standards work on carbon-monoxide detection, flammable refrigerants, lighter safety, furniture, children's jewellery, light soccer goals and solid-fuel appliances, alongside a separate meeting on consumer-facing humanoid safety.

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8. Issue date: 23 September 2026United States and CanadaCalendar event

   CSA carbon-monoxide sensor working group: Annex U

   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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9. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesBriefing

   CPSC warnings cover power banks, dressers, walkers and pool drains

   Four CPSC warnings issued on 17 September address fire, tip-over, fall and pool-entrapment hazards, while a separate federal grant programme supports public-authority work to prevent drownings and drain entrapments.

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10. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesCalendar event

    Child Passenger Safety Week 2026

    20 September 2026–26 September 2026 · Local time — NHTSA’s annual campaign directs caregivers to choose and install an appropriate child restraint and ends with National Seat Check Saturday.

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11. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesBriefing

    Esjay busy-board toys sold on Amazon recalled because red knobs can detach

    About 276,000 toddler toys are recalled over a choking hazard; no incidents or injuries were reported.

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12. Issue date: 23 September 2026United StatesBriefing

    JKMAX recalls heated blankets and pads sold on Amazon over fire and burn risks

    US recall covers about 195,000 blankets and heating pads; CPSC reports 53 burn injuries.

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