MARCH 24, 2014
VOLUME 43 ISSUE 12
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM ad hoc task group March 13 proposed suffocation warnings for infant sleep products standards. Subscriber-Only Story The UL 1026 Task Group on slow cookers has developed a final draft of a proposed cord tag warning labels for slow cookers and rice cookers. Subscriber-Only Story Members of Keeping Babies Safe (KBS) March 13 told CPSC of their concern with the marketing of supplemental mattresses for bassinets, play yards, and portable cribs. Subscriber-Only Story At the request of CPSC, the ASTM 15.51 task group on pool suction vent systems will conduct testing with three different body-blocking elements, including pig skin. Subscriber-Only Story Consumer Federation of America (CFA) March 19 offered six recommendations to address its concern about on-road use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada aims to spend roughly C$33.77 million on product safety in the upcoming 2014-15 Canadian budget year, which begins April 1. Subscriber-Only Story Online best-practices for product safety compliance are among topics in a March 20 report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) March 19 said its Committee for Risk Assessment recommends that bisphenol-A be upgraded from category 2 to 1B reproductive toxin. Subscriber-Only Story California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) March 13 named three product-chemical combinations its initial Priority Products list. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on e-waste, poison, CPSC surveys, mattresses, tall buildings, stuffed toys, circuit breakers, tables, electric bicycles, light-up decorations, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, synthetic turf, fire tests, kitchen filters, sling carriers, AV carts, fire tests, fluorescent lamps, clothes dryers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on REACH, children’s jeans, heaters, hammocks, window covering, plush toys, bicycles, strollers, and more. |