Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

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CPSC exempts fuel additive containers from flame mitigation requirements

Issued the interpretive rule exempting fuel additive containers

Containers of engine cleaner, fuel stabilizer and similar additives no longer need the flame-blocking devices required on gasoline cans. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Oct. 15 that those products are not "flammable liquid fuels" under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020.

Updated Oct 19

Trump’s unitary-executive showdown with independent agencies

Rule Changes

Early 2025 test case where Supreme Court allowed Trump to remove three Democratic commissioners

President Donald Trump fired Federal Trade Commission commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in March 2025 without stating cause, setting off a legal fight over whether presidents can remove members of independent agencies at will. On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Trump, struck down the FTC's for-cause removal protections and overruled Humphrey's Executor, the 1935 decision that had shielded multi-member commissions from at-will removal.

Updated Oct 19