The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a new product safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers that would require the appliances to monitor carbon dioxide levels and modulate or cut off combustion if they get too high. Comments are due Dec. 26.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is finalizing new testing requirements under its safety standard for flammability in clothing textiles, it said. Changes in the Oct. 25 final rule “clarify existing provisions, expand permissible equipment and materials for testing, and update equipment requirements that are outdated,” CPSC said, adopting a proposal it issued in September 2022 (see 2209130021). The final rule takes effect April 22, 2024.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Oct. 19:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Oct. 12:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Oct. 5:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Sept. 28-29:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a new mandatory infant and toddler product safety standard for nursing pillows. The proposed rule would “establish mandatory performance and labeling requirements for nursing pillows,” which are not currently subject to any voluntary industry standard, the CPSC said. Comments are due Nov. 27.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Sept. 21:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is setting a new mandatory safety standard for button cell or coin batteries, as well as consumer products that contain them, it said in a direct final rule published Sept. 21. The commission is adopting an existing voluntary industry standard, ANSI/UL 4200A, as mandatory, rather than moving forward with a proposed standard released in February (see 2302080054).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Sept. 14: