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Consumer Reports Condemns Illegal Firing of CPSC Commissioners

Unlawful removal of Consumer Product Safety Commission leaders demolishes agency’s role as independent, bipartisan, data-driven safety watchdog Consumers will be at greater risk from unsafe…

May 9, 2025

Product Safety
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159 Advocates Send Letter Opposing Plan to Eliminate the CPSC

Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and 156 other product safety advocates sent a letter to Russell…

May 8, 2025

Product Safety
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Starting This Week, All New Baby Loungers Must Meet Strong Safety Rules to Prevent Suffocation and Falls: Consumer Reports statement

All infant support cushions manufactured after May 5, 2025, must meet new federal standard enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Reports investigation has…

May 6, 2025

Product Safety

CR comments to CPSC on Agenda and Priorities: FY 2026 and 2027

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the chance to submit comments on the agenda and priorities of the Consumer Product Safety…

April 30, 2025

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports urges the White House to abandon its plans to eliminate the independent, bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission

Draft plans to gut the independence of the CPSC are dangerously misguided and would leave Americans at greater risk of being harmed by unsafe products…

April 21, 2025

Product Safety
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Halo Bassinet Sold by Major Retailers Puts Infants at Risk; Consumer Reports Calls for Product to Be Recalled: Consumer Reports Statement

Halo denies that the BassiNest Flex has a design defect, but CR tests found an unsafe tilt WASHINGTON, DC—Consumer Reports (CR) called on baby product…

April 8, 2025

Product Safety
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Consumer Reports Urges CPSC to Investigate Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys Including the NeeDoh Nice Cube

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports (CR) today called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate the NeeDoh Nice Cube, a popular sensory squeeze…

March 19, 2025

Product Safety

CR letter to CPSC on Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys

Consumer Reports (CR) would like to bring to the CPSC’s attention a sensory gel toy known as the NeeDoh Nice Cube, manufactured by Schylling, which…

March 19, 2025

Product Safety
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Amazon refuses to take legal responsibility for consumer safety, sues federal watchdog agency: Consumer Reports statement

WASHINGTON, D.C — Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit and nonpartisan research, testing, and advocacy organization, today denounced a lawsuit filed by Amazon against the U.S.…

March 17, 2025

Product Safety

Letter to CPSC: significant safety hazards associated with the HALO Baby Flex BassiNest

Consumer Reports, the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization, writes again regarding the Halo BassiNest Flex (Halo bassinet), which may not provide a level sleeping surface…

March 14, 2025

Product Safety
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