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Making no recommendations, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) October 14 identified four ideas that are circulating as options to improve CPSC’s response to new and emerging hazards.

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Chairman Elliot Kaye and CPSC staffers October 15 staff heard concerns from Keeping Babies Safe (KBS) about supplemental mattresses and offered advice on educational and political outreach.

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CPSC received 188 comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on sling carriers.

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The CANENA UL Technical Committee 61C on requirements for household refrigerators and freezers October 10 continued efforts to harmonize UL 60335, Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances.

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CPSC’s Perry Sharpless October 9 shared concerns that the ASTM F15.51 gravity task force was straying from their main objective as well as related CPSC staff comments on the equipment and test program during a conference call.

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The European Commission through the end of January will be accepting comments on a consultation aimed at the interaction between patents and standards.

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Briefs on folding tables, ROVs, toy toasters, TV wall mounts, and more.

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Briefs on vacuum cleaners, smoke release, chemical emissions, fuses, LP gas, plastic parts, building material, generators, and more.

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