Elevators: Commissioners are set to vote by April 25 on a draft letter (bit.ly/2plADOf) to inform petitioners of the decision (PSL, 4/10/17) to deny the request that CPSC address child entrapment risks in residential units. Agency staff said changes to voluntary standards now address the petitioners' concerns (PSL, 3/20/17).
Viking Range: Comment by May 1 on the company's settlement with CPSC (PSL, 4/17/17) of reporting allegations. More is in the April 14 Federal Register (bit.ly/2oputb5).
Toys: A recording of CPSC's April 13 webinar on its updated rule to reflect 2016 changes to ASTM F963 is at bit.ly/2oV5tue.
Flame Retardants: Read an article from USFA about concerns related to use in firefighter clothing at bit.ly/2orcJwC.
CPSC-Administered Recalls |
Product | Date1 | Company | Hazard | Units2 | Incidents Reported | Sold | Price | Remedy |
Caster Boards: RipStik electric motorized | 4/2017 | Razor | Rear wheels can lock during use | 158,000 | 700 with four injuries | Feb 2016-Apr 2017 | $180 | Repairs |
Chairs: Stafford Windsor-style | 4/18/17 | Cost Plus | Legs can break | 4,700 | Four breaks, one bowed leg, no injuries | Jun 2016-Dec 2016 | $100 | Replacements |
Food Dehydrators:EZDRY, six-tray EPD60W | 4/20/17 | Greenfield World Trade | Overheating | 14,000 | 13 with 6 fires and 1 property damage; no injuries | Jun 2016-Feb 2017 | $40-$50 | Refunds or replacements |
1 Dates in parentheses are original dates for reannouncements. 2Numbers in parentheses are units in joint recalls with Health Canada (C) and/or Mexico’s Profeco (M). (U)=unspecified
CPSC Calendar * | When | CPSCers | With | Topic | Where | To Learn More | Apr 24 All day | Scott Ayers | UL 484 | Flammable charges in room air conditioners | Washington, D.C. | Ayers, sayers@cpsc.gov | Apr 24 10:00a 2:00p 3:00p 4:30p | Separate meetings: AM Buerkle & M Robinson Elliot Kaye Robert Adler Joseph Mohorovic | Deloitte | Risk sensing analytics | Bethesda, Md. | Respectively: dyahr@cpsc.gov jfswamidoss@cpsc.gov mkentoff@cpsc.gov rradford@cpsc.gov | Apr 25 11:00a 1:00p 2:30p 3:30p | Separate meetings: Marietta Robinson Robert Adler Elliot Kaye Ann Marie Buerkle | PPAI | Cooperation with CPSC | Bethesda, Md. | Respectively: dyahr@cpsc.gov mkentoff@cpsc.gov jfswamidoss@cpsc.gov kcostello@cpsc.gov | Apr 25 4:00p | Doug Lee | Button Battery Task Force | Ingestion | Teleconference | Lee dlee@cpsc.gov | Apr 26 10:00a | Scott Ayers 10:00a | ASTM F15.45 | Candle fire safety | Teleconference | Ayers, sayers@cpsc.gov | Apr 26 2:00p | Andrew Stadnik, Rodney Valliere and others | AFSL | XRF analysis | Rockville, Md. | Valliere rvalliere@cpsc.gov | Apr 27 9:30a (w) | Commissioners | Decisional meeting | Table saws | Bethesda, Md. | www.cpsc.gov/live | Apr 27 1:30p | Yaniri De Leon | Intl. Assn of Bedding & Furniture Law Officials | Import regulations | Newport, R.I. | De Leon ydeleon@cpsc.gov | Apr 27 2:00p | Ronald Joran | ANSI/CSA cross-functional working group | CO detectors in gas appliances | Teleconference | Shannon Corcoran (CSA) 216-524-4990 | Apr 27 2:00p | Robert Adler | AAFA | Cooperation with CPSC | Bethesda, Md. | Maureen Kenoff mkentoff@cpsc.gov | * (w) = webcast will be available on CPSC website; underscored names are commissioners; times are local; teleconferences are EST/EDT. |
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