Worldwide: Product Liability & Safety

The FDA's Human Food Program has released a comprehensive list of priority research areas focused on understanding health risks from food-regulated products, with particular emphasis on nanoparticle migration...

Consumer goods manufacturers face mounting litigation exposure as plaintiffs' firms exploit gaps between regulatory compliance, supply chain practices, and commercial claims. From state-level enforcement actions to PFAS contamination and ESG commitments, the most consequential risks now arise not from legal deficiencies but from misalignment between what companies promise and what their operations can substantiate.

California Assembly Bill 2462 proposes sweeping changes to product recall liability, expanding the definition of "manufacturer" to include brand licensors and dramatically increasing penalties for non-compliance. The bill would require manufacturers to absorb recall costs across a much broader range of entities while establishing daily penalty assessments that could reach $5,000 per day for knowing violations.

On February 23, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled Consumer Product Safety Commission: Opportunities to Strengthen Oversight of Toxic Substances in Children's Products.

On March 4, 2026, Judge Chad F. Kenney of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice a putative class action asserting claims against a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and certain of its executives under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On February 12, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators in Maryland proposed the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act.

An unusual lineup of states is jumping on board the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" campaign. There are currently dozens of pending bills in state legislatures seeking to ban certain consumable...

When most consumer product companies think about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), they think recalls and injury prevention.

Nanit sells a smart baby monitor, a WiFi-connected device with a video and audio feed that can track a baby's breathing motion, sleep patterns, and milestones.