JULY 13, 2015
VOLUME 44 ISSUE 27
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Product Safety Letter will not have a July 20, 2015 edition as part of its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 44, No. 28, will be dated July 27, 2015. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada July 8 released the long-awaited update to its 2011 mandatory reporting guidance. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff July 7 gave recommendations on numerous updates to a standard for multipurpose off-highway utility vehicles. Subscriber-Only Story An AHAM clothes dryer standards task group July 7 developed initial parameters for lint cake creation, edited a lint questionnaire, and discussed the status of current proposals. Subscriber-Only Story The CANENA 61C technical committee July 9 reviewed fifteen comments regarding UL 60335-2-24, Standard for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Refrigerating Appliances, Ice-Cream makers and Ice-Makers. Subscriber-Only Story The ASTM F15.51 pool/spa gravity flow task group July 9 reviewed improved loading mechanisms, body-blocking elements (BBEs), and skin mold diagrams. Subscriber-Only Story On 15 June the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that two new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) have been added to the candidate list under the REACH Regulation (EC) 1907/2006. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) July 6 explained the self-assessment method it will use at the end of this fiscal year, which began July 1. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reporting that its recent market survey of clothing and textiles found that more than 97% complied with the limits for aromatic amines. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) July 8 said its review of mandatory requirements for hot water bottles found no need to change them. Subscriber-Only Story The 161 RAPEX reports received by the EU in June put the year-to-date tally at 967 and the second quarter tally at 461 Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission processed 271 reactions in June, bringing the year-to-date tally to 1,528. Subscriber-Only Story Allegations from Environmental Working Group (EWG) July 8 prompted Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to call on CPSC to look into asbestos in children’s products. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC in China, biomonitoring, nanotech, ATVs, avalanche air bags, gas fireplaces, slingshots, sparklers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, equestrian helmets, paintball, colored pencils, room heaters, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on market surveillance, nanoform silica, product characteristics, beanbag chairs, dirt bikes, floodlights, mugs, kettles, scooters, and more. |