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Testing burden reduction received little attention at a March 18 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on CPSC’s budget.

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Representatives from ExxonMobil and BASF March 16 argued to CPSC that recent data on phthalates show a downward trend in DEHP exposure.

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CPSC had received 62 comments on its phthalates NPR prior to a unanimous, last-minute decision by commissioners to give a 30-day extension.

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CPSC members March 16 voted 5-0 to grant a request from the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) for a 75-day extension – to June 1 – for comments on the ANPR to address incidents with window covering cords.

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CPSC staff and consumer advocates were clearly frustrated March 17 with ASTM work aimed at alternate testing protocol for child-resistant packaging for laundry packets.

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CPSC staffers March 17 gave an overview of proposed changes to provisions for warning labels on children’s folding chairs.

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A 20-mph limit linked to non-use of ROV seatbelts was best accepted by test subjects, according to a contractor report CPSC made available March 13.

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Commissioners voted 5-0 March 18 to incorporate into its rules changes to ASTM’s standard for child-resistant fuel cans.

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Limits on radiofrequency (RF) exposure in Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 are slightly more restrictive in certain ranges, the agency announced March 13.

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