The Consumer Product Safety Commission is further extending the comment period on its proposed mandatory safety standard for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) (here). Under the proposed rule, issued in November (see 1411180014), ROVs would have to meet lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements, have vehicle speed limits when seat belts are unfastened, and include a barrier or structure to prevent the ejection of an occupant in the event of a rollover. Comments on the proposed rule are now due June 19.

Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s mandatory standard for magnet sets is on hold, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on April 1 issued a stay at the request of a magnet importer. Zen Magnets is challenging the final rule CPSC issued in October setting the standard (see 14100214), which was set to take effect April 1. The safety standard limits the strength of magnets that can fit inside CPSC’s small parts cylinder. Zen Magnets says it is the only remaining U.S. distributor of the magnet sets regulated by CPSC’s final rule, after enforcement efforts by the agency caused several companies to stop selling them or go out of business (see 12122017 and 14051419).

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on April 1 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 31 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 27-30 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is updating its child safety standard for gasoline can caps in order to incorporate the latest revisions to the ASTM industry standard, in a direct final rule (here). ASTM told the commission in February that it had updated the portable gasoline container standard’s child resistance requirements, said CPSC. The revised standard will take effect April 12, unless comments opposing the change are submitted to CPSC by April 3.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 26 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is now “actively” investigating laminate flooring products from Lumber Liquidators, according to a statement from CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye (here). The commission will test samples of the company’s flooring products for formaldehyde content, and is “coordinating closely” with other federal agencies in the investigation, said Kaye. Lumber Liquidators is also under investigation from the Justice Department for Lacey Act violations (see 1502250067), and defending against several class action lawsuits related to formaldehyde content in its laminate flooring (see 13120432 and 14012223). The company was the subject of an investigative report that aired March 1 on "60 Minutes" (here).

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 25 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 19 the following voluntary recalls of imported products: