DECEMBER 3, 2012
VOLUME 41 ISSUE 47
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members approved the proposed final rule on representative samples November 28, finalizing the relevant provisions of CPSC’s regulation on testing and labeling. Free Story CPSC received 13 reports in calendar 2011of toy-related deaths among children under 15 years, according to an agency report made available November 29. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) November 29 reported the seizure of over 2 million units of problematic toys in fiscal 2012. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members voted 3-0 November 28 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on handheld infant carriers with two amendments. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15 product misassembly task group November 28 discussed a negative response to the revision of F406-2012A, Consumer Safety Specification for Non- Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners November 28 voted unanimously to approve CPSC staff’s proposed notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for bedside sleepers. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC knows of 155 deaths involving adult bedrails from 2003 to 2012, according to an agency report made available November 29. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on pools, magnets, animal tests, safety closures, firewalled labs, mouthguards, drills, pans, riding mowers, riding toys, trampolines, waterslides, window fittings, table saws, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, paintball, play equipment, trampolines, vacuum cleaners, fire tests, battery chargers, cable assemblies, cables, fire gaskets, PFDs, wind turbines. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on chemicals in toys, lighters, toys, window coverings, CLP,pool cleaners, awnings, rattles, hair clips, riding mowers, Christmas decorations, and more. |