This month, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is soliciting public feedback on two rulemakings related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs that apply to covered battery-embedded products (along with other types of electronics) and loose batteries. Comments on CalRecycle’s draft regulations to implement SB 1215, which revised the state’s Covered
CPSC Withdraws Lithium-Ion Battery Rulemaking
Less than two weeks after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) voted 3-2 to move ahead with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for a new safety standard for lithium-ion batteries used in e-mobility devices, in a not unexpected move, the Commission, now consisting of two Republicans, voted to withdraw the NPR. But
CPSC Advances Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Standard for E-Mobility Devices
In a 3-2 party-line vote, the three Democratic commissioners at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) voted on April 30, 2025, to move forward with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for a new safety standard for e-mobility products using lithium-ion batteries, such as hoverboards, e-bikes, and e-scooters. A proposal by Acting Chairman
FTC Finalizes Updates to Children’s Privacy Rule…Again
After a period of regulatory review under Chairman Andrew Ferguson, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule or the Rule), which was last updated in 2013. As we reported earlier this year, the FTC finalized its most recent
California Issues Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Climate Reports under SB 253
On December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published a notice of enforcement discretion under SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, which requires U.S. companies that do business in California and that have total annual revenues in excess of $1 billion to report all of their Scope 1, Scope 2, and
CPSC Extends Comment Period on Expansion of eFiling Beta Pilot Test
On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission) published a notice extending the comment period for its expansion of the eFiling Beta Pilot Test to October 10, 2024. This extension is referred to by CPSC staff in training materials as the “eFiling voluntary stage” to differentiate it from the
CPSC Proposes New Rule for Button and Coin Cell Batteries in Children’s Toys
On August 13, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) in the Federal Register proposing new rules for children’s toys containing button and coin cell batteries. This comes fewer than seven months after CPSC adopted the most recent revisions to the mandatory safety standard for children’s
Health Canada Steps Up CCCR Labeling Recalls
Manufacturers and distributors of household cleaners and similar chemically-based consumer products sold in Canada should be aware of an uptick in recalls by Health Canada for violations of the labeling requirements of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (CCCR) under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). The CCCR establishes detailed product classification criteria
PFAS in Consumer Products: CPSC Requests Input
Joining a growing number of state and federal agencies, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is seeking information on uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. In addition to work it began last year with ASTM International on consumer product standards related to PFAS, the CPSC released a white
Ninth Circuit Affirms State Privacy Law Claims Not Preempted by COPPA
On July 13, 2023, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel denied Google’s challenge of its earlier decision in Jones v. Google, which held that state privacy law claims in a putative class action are not preempted by the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The December decision reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the