Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has expressed disappointment that her colleagues have again chosen to forgo funding a cost benefit analysis of the proposed "15 month" rule for testing and certification (which includes requirements for reasonable testing programs, compliance testing, continuing testing, certification labeling, etc.) as it is one of the most significant rules ever promulgated by CPSC. She also expressed concern that the agency was choosing not to fund requests for certain lab equipment, but instead spend money on certain public awareness campaigns. The remarks concern CPSC's mid-year FY 2011 budget review.

The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF) and global apparel buyers and manufacturers have issued a joint Call to Action urging a global, industry-wide ban on the practice of sandblasting in the garment industry. Apparel sandblasting involves projecting fine sand with compressed air to create a worn look on denim and other garments, and can be extremely damaging to the health of workers if proper safeguards are not followed.

Chairman Tenenbaum of the Consumer Product Safety Commission sent a letter to the Window Covering Manufacturers Association on June 1, 2011 urging it to consider CPSC's concerns about the proposed revisions to the voluntary standard for window coverings. The Chairman states that staff have strong reservations about portions of the current proposal and that these should be addressed to ensure that strangulation risks from cords on window coverings are eliminated, not just reduced.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recall on June 2, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on June 1, 2011:

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission blogged that CPSC does not appear to be participating in the President’s regulatory reform efforts. Unlike other agencies, CPSC has not combed through its regulations to eliminate those that are “out-of-date, unnecessary, or excessively burdensome" as outlined in the directive. Instead, she says it is "regulating at an unprecedented pace" and has "pretty much abandoned any efforts to weigh societal benefits from regulations with the costs imposed on the public." She notes that independent agencies such as CPSC are not required to comply with such Presidential directives, but in the past CPSC has chosen to do so.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced its weekly meeting on June 8, 2011 in which the staff briefs the Commission on various compliance matters. The meeting is closed to the public and the agenda is confidential.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on May 31, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote by June 2, 2011 on a final rule that would designate any hand-supported hair dryer lacking integral immersion protection to be a substantial product hazard under section 15(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act. Products designated under section 15(j) are subject to certain reporting requirements, corrective actions, and refusal of admission into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/17/10 news, 10051763, for BP summary of the proposed rule.)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recall on May 27, 2011: