Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—CPSC actions open for public comment, (Feb 5, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions are open for public comment until the dates indicated below. Comments may be submitted to the docket number identified in the heading of the document by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.

February 10, 2026. CPSC has received notice of a revision to a voluntary ASTM standard that is incorporated by reference into the Commission’s mandatory standard for gates and enclosures. If CPSC determines that the revised voluntary standard does not improve the safety of the products, the agency will retain its existing mandatory standard (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 91 Fed. Reg. 3399 (Jan. 27, 2026)).

February 11, 2026. CPSC has provisionally accepted a settlement agreement with The Clorox Company that contains a $14,150,000 civil penalty for failure to timely report potential bacterial contamination in certain Pine Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaners (CPSC Notice, 91 Fed. Reg. 3441 (Jan. 27, 2026)).

February 12, 2026. CPSC has received notice of a revision to a voluntary ASTM standard that is incorporated by reference into CPSC’s mandatory standard for infant and cradle swings. If the Commission determines that the revised voluntary standard does not improve the safety of the products, CPSC will retain its existing mandatory standard (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 91 Fed. Reg. 3845 (Jan. 29, 2026)).

February 12, 2026. CPSC has received notice of a revision to a voluntary ASTM standard that is incorporated by reference into CPSC’s mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs. If the Commission determines that the revised voluntary standard does not improve the safety of the products, CPSC will retain its existing mandatory standard (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 91 Fed. Reg. 3846 (Jan. 29, 2026)).

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