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FEBRUARY 23, 2015
VOLUME 44 ISSUE 8
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff February 15 shared a draft test methodology to determine CO emission rates of portable generators with other members of a UL 2201 task group. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff February 13 queried an IBM representative about a case management software platform featuring Watson content analytics.Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Marietta Robinson and her staff February 18 gave the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) suggestions on improving safe sleep and recall effectiveness. Subscriber-Only Story General Electric (GE) will pay $3.5 million and create a compliance program to settle CPSC allegations it violated Section 15(b) reporting obligations involving ranges and dishwashers. Subscriber-Only Story Compliance and enforcement priorities made available February 19 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) includes good product safety practices among its priorities. Subscriber-Only Story An EU contractor report, made available February 13, made eight recommendations to improve European product safety surveillance.Subscriber-Only Story Expect more details in March on the timing of the first releases of two periodic product safety reports from Health Canada. Subscriber-Only Story The American Chemistry Council (ACC) February 18 assembled four scientists for a media teleconference on CPSC phthalates activity.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) February 19 said it is filing suit in Washington D.C. U.S. district court alleging CPSC has failed even to acknowledge a December 2014 Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request.
Subscriber-Only Story DG Growth is seeking input until the end of April on two areas of REACH authorization.Subscriber-Only Story The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) last month urged more research on electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from consumer products. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) February 12 promoted the AU$2,650 fine involving internet sales of used products.Subscriber-Only Story The EU’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), by next December, wants a scientific opinion on biological effects of ultraviolet radiation. Subscriber-Only Story The EU’s RAPEX system had a record number of notices in 2014 with 2,388.Subscriber-Only Story RAPEX reactions in the EU rose above 2,700 in 2014. Subscriber-Only Story Apothecary Products will pay $400,000 to settle allegations by California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) that it sold glass cleaning wipes that violated limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on ROVs, upholstered furniture, chemicals, cable strippers, Christmas trees, cocktail shakers. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, building material, colored pencils, joint systems, dishwashers, fire tests, batteries, building joints, burglar alarms, extinguishing systems, generators, panelboards, sprinklers, table saws, washing machines, wiring, compressed gas, doors, office furnishings, windows. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on textiles, online sales, nanotech, global injuries, heaters, inflatable spas, cleaning products, light bulbs, more. |
