JUNE 3, 2013
VOLUME 42 ISSUE 22
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Three major industry associations May 24 asked to participate in an appeal of an administrative law judge’s order on individual legal responsibility of a company officer. Subscriber-Only Story A coalition of consumer groups May 13 petitioned CPSC for mandatory standards for window covering cords. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners May 24 voted 3-0 to grant a petition on crib bumpers from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). Subscriber-Only Story The European Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection May 29 held a hearing to discuss the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package, proposed by the Commission in February. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking comments until July 15 on its draft five-year strategic plan. Subscriber-Only Story Croatia will become the 28th EU Member State on July 1. Coinciding with that accession, the nation will be entitled to have a Commissioner appointed to be responsible for a portfolio within the European Commission. Subscriber-Only Story Members of the gravity task force May 23 homed in on final test apparatus for manipulation of body blocking element test apparatus for ASTM 15.51, Standard for Suction Prevention Vent Pipes in Swimming Pools. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on lead paint, safety academy, saws, concussion, electronics, thermostats, beanbag chairs, children’s beds, children’s clothing, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on building products, cribs/play yards, electronics, ovens, chimney liners, clothes dryer ducts, taps and adapters, electric fences, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on bunk beds, guitar amplifiers, snowboard bindings, bike racks, lawnmowers, and more. |