US agency seeks input on gas stoves in step toward regulation – By Breanne Deppisch (Washington Examiner) / Mar 1, 2023
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Wednesday to seek public input on the dangers of gas stoves, opening a path for regulatory action, even as the head of the commission reiterated the commission has no plans to ban the household appliances.
Members of the four-person CPSC voted 3-1 on Wednesday to advance a Request for Information (RFI) on gas stoves, seeking public input on chronic hazards and proposed solutions to those hazards.
Though the request for public input does not trigger any regulation or ban on gas stoves, it could be a first step for the agency toward implementing certain safety standards or other rules governing their use.
CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric said Wednesday that the request for information — which had for months been listed on the commission’s calendar with a deadline of March 1, 2023 — does “not constitute or propose any regulatory action or ban.”
