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The 29 people or entities who received CPSC Information Clearinghouse data outside the 6(b) process included companies, journalists, researchers, lawyers and others.

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Commissioners are slated to vote by June 11 on CPSC staffers' recommendation against accepting the -18a version of the ASTM F404 highchair standard.

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Incorporate ASTM's recent changes to the F2012 standard on stationary activity centers, CPSC staff urged commissioners. A ballot vote is due June 11.

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CPSC knows of 389 pool and spa drowning deaths in 2016 among children under 15, according to its most recent data made available June 6.

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An ASTM F15.42 working group June 5 began consideration of possibly adding dynamic load testing to the F3096 standard on tip restraints used with clothing storage units (CSUs).

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An ASTM F15.66 working group June 5 quickly agreed to a tweak to draft changes to the F2933 standard related to aftermarket mattresses for small cribs and play yards.

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CPSC did not comply with federal payments requirements in FY2018, according to a contractor report provided June 3 by the agency's inspector general (IG) office.

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Lead paint was among the problems cited by Customs and Border Protection in its late May announcement that it had seized counterfeit smart phone cases.

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A coalition of 10 major retailers in May issued an updated request for suppliers to use alternatives to certain chemicals.

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Chemical safety advocates June 4 gave commissioners and others an overview of new research on flame retardants (FRs) and, more broadly, a quick explanation of a class-based approach to chemical safety.

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A recent survey report from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) found a link between product safety risks to seniors and the ages of products.

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A recent EC report of the free movement of goods includes some commentary product safety rules.

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California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) June 28 will hold a meeting on toluene risks to children.

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Briefs on fuel containers, hurricanes, regulations, fires, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.