JANUARY 26, 2015
VOLUME 44 ISSUE 4
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff and other members of the ASTM 15.71 task group on liquid laundry packets January 21 reviewed draft warning statements and hazard language prior to preliminary focus group testing. Subscriber-Only Story Those wishing to comment on CPSC’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) now have until April 8, an additional 65 days from the original February 2 cutoff. Subscriber-Only Story Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) January 20 called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revisit its 2009 review of crumb rubber filler used in artificial turf and playground surfacing. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by February 17 on changes to Maine’s rulemaking to designate four phthalates as priority chemicals and trigger reporting requirements. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) January 14 outlined planned milestones for the May 2018 REACH deadline. Subscriber-Only Story There are more than 1,000 substances that might merit review for carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic (CMR) properties, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) suggested January 19. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on counterfeits, window cords, residential elevators, ROV data, extension cords, drywall, lead paint, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on helmets, hockey equipment, paintball, colored pencils, antitheft alarms, generators, LP gas, landscape lights, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on BPA, Christmas lights, mugs, bike helmets, car seats, portable heaters, and more. |