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Commissioners January 23 are slated to hear a staff briefing on the just-released draft updates to CPSC’s 6(b) information disclosure rules.

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UL representatives January 13 visited new CPSC members Anne Marie Buerkle and Marietta Robinson to discuss areas of mutual interest.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler January 7 learned of the American Apparel and Footwear Association’s (AAFA) 2014 priorities and heard some issues affecting its membership.

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A task group with UL 1026 on electric household cooking and food serving appliances January 15 continued debate on how best to address incidents in which children were able to pull on power cords

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CPSC processed 1,946 Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) requests in FY2013, according its report made available January 13.

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Parties in dispute over free access to copyrighted standards testified before Congress in a January 14 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee’s courts, intellectual property, and internet panel.

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UL’s January 9 report, Table Saw Hazard Study on Finger Injuries due to Blade Contact, covers its work on UL 987, Standard for Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools.

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Environment Canada recently released its first Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) progress report detailing latest chemical assessment levels, stakeholder meetings and other domestic and international CMP actions.

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Briefs on bedside sleepers, bicycle brakes, home heating boilers, infant sports jerseys, lawnmowers, space heaters, weight benches, and more.

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Briefs on athletic shoes, building material, fire tests, smoke release, paintball, hedge trimmers, burglar alarms, and more.

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Briefs on Canada, cribs, lighting, mowers, hot water boilers, stoves, and more.