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PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental
Statutes to Regulate PFAS
Senate Committee Approved Bill that Would Require Guidance on
Reducing Firefighter Exposure to PFAS
Regulatory Developments
EPA Makes Changes to New Chemicals Program Likely to Further
Complicate, Slow Reviews
EPA Takes Steps to Set PFAS Agenda
OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard
Since 2012
EPA Said Interim Rule to Amend TSCA Mercury Reporting
Requirements Was Forthcoming
Environmental Groups Seek EPA Actions on Phosphogypsum and
Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production
EPA Announced Temporary Regulatory Relief for PIP (3:1)
Prohibition, Opened Broader Review of Five TSCA PBT Risk Management
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During the Trump administration, the number of consumer product safety recalls fell for three years in a row. When Robert Adler became Acting Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2019, he compared his role to that of a caretaker. Now, under the Biden administration, the CPSC is undergoing a shift toward increased regulation and more aggressive enforcement. Acting Chair Adler confirmed the same earlier this year, stating that the Biden administration “clearly views product safety in different terms,” and that he “plan[s] to modify [his] job’s metaphor from caretaker to gardener.”
Peloton
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Peloton for a spate of injuries tied to Tread Plus.
Lobbyists and lawmakers are urging the company to recall the treadmill after it refused last week.
The suit says Peloton has known, or should have known, of the defective nature of the Tread Plus.
As Peloton deals with mounting criticism over its refusal to recall its Tread+, the fitness company now faces a class-action lawsuit from unhappy customers.
According to the suit filed on April 20, lead plaintiff Shannon Albright alleges Peloton violated consumer protection laws and that Peloton has known, or should have known, of the defective nature of its Tread+ product. It further states the company sold and marketed the device as safe and appropriate for use by families in the home, even though its design makes it inherently and uniquely dangerous to children.