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CPSC would operate for the remainder of FY2019 with expected funds but still be barred from certain work on ROVs under House funding bills, HR 21 and HR 264.

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The White House must resubmit two nominations for CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle.

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CPSC should shorten to six months a proposed phase-in related to recall registration cards, consumer groups wrote in late December.

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CPSC has the highest percentage of furloughed staffers among 11 consumer and worker protection agencies, according to a January 10 report from Public Citizen.

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There was an estimated annual average for 2012-2016 of just above 52,000 fires involving heating equipment and getting emergency response, according to a recent report by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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Comment by February 6 on an EC draft update to the Toy Safety Directive on levels of formaldehyde associated with various materials used in toys.

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Comment by February 6 on a draft EC program aimed at increasing access to high-performance yet safe and sustainable batteries.

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The European Parliament in late December began a process aimed at improving compliance of products subject to harmonized EU requirements.

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) deemed itself to have a "good" or "very good" record in minimizing regulatory burdens from its product safety oversight.

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The U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is still ramping up to full capacity, according to a recent report on the nation's market surveillance activities.

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Comment by February 6 on an EC proposal on lowering the tolerable daily intake (TDI) figures associated with migration of aluminum from toys.

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A December federal action plan on reducing childhood lead exposure includes actions for CPSC.

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Consumer Reports January 9 put pressure on Ikea and CPSC seeking the recall of Hemnes dressers sold by the company.

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Briefs on Christmas trees, consumer rights, REACH, and lighters, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.