The Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering banning adult portable bed rails, after 62 consumer groups submitted petitions alleging the product is responsible for deaths among the elderly and frail. According to the petitioners, the bed rails can entrap and asphyxiate the elderly, and the risk of falling from climbing over the rails may be greater than the risk of falling from not having any rails at all. The petitioners claimed 155 people died because of adult portable bed rails between 2003 and 2012, CPSC said. Comments are due by Aug. 5.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold its one-day CPSC Safety Academy on Sept. 18 in Seattle, Wash. During the event, panels will discuss current commission regulatory requirements, including testing and certification, the mandatory toy standard, and compliance processes, CPSC said. One panel plans to cover the CPSC import process, it said. Requests to present in a panel discussion are due June 10. All other attendees should register by Sept. 9, CPSC said.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 30:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 29:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 28:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 23:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 21:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a proposed rule on safety standards for carriages and strollers. The proposal is based on the voluntary standard developed by ASTM International, ASTM F833-13, “Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Carriages and Strollers,” with a proposed additional requirement and test method to address scissoring, pinching, or shearing hazards at the hinge link of 2D fold strollers, CPSC said. ASTM F833-13 includes carriages and strollers, as well as convertible carriages/strollers, so the proposed rule would cover all of these product types, it said. Comments are due by about Aug. 3. The ASTM standard is copyrighted, but can be viewed as a read-only document during the comment period (here).

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 16:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 15: