Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—CPSC actions open for public comment, (Jan 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.

January 12, 2026. CPSC has issued a direct final rule updating the mandatory safety standard for bassinets and cradles to incorporate by reference the most recent version of the voluntary standard, ASTM F2194-25, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles. The rule will take effect on February 21, 2026, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by January 12, 2026. If such a comment is received, the Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing the direct final rule before its effective date (CPSC Direct final rule, 90 Fed. Reg. 57691 (Dec. 12, 2025)).

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