FEBRUARY 15, 2016
VOLUME 45 ISSUE 7
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' control over CPSC's Operating Plan was among concerns raised at the February 10 briefing on the draft FY2016 document. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC would get $130.5 million under President Barack Obama's February 9 request for fiscal 2017, including $4 million to FY2018 for nanotechnology. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC missed three of 38 achievement goals in fiscal 2015, according to its February 9 Annual Performance Report.Subscriber-Only Story Four stakeholders February 10 testified on CPSC's effects on industry before the House Energy and Commerce's subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing and trade. Subscriber-Only Story The ASTM ad hoc working group on warnings and instructions February 9 discussed a possibility of provisions to allow short labels to direct consumers to longer warnings. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staffers are targeting late February for a webinar on in-the-works revisions to the software platform it will be using on the e-filing pilot. Subscriber-Only Story CSPC staff February 3 presented a draft Federal Register notice for a request for information (RFI) on crib bumpers. It would be open for 60 days.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff February 3 reported to the commission that they are satisfied with progress of ASTM F15 work on a standard for adult portable bed rails. Subscriber-Only Story The EU's risk assessment methodology for product safety involves eight steps, according to a February 4 DG Growth memo.Subscriber-Only Story DG Growth urged attention to four areas in a February 3 memo on 2010-2013 member state surveillance activities. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada and Environment Canada in early February sought participation in two areas of the nation's Chemicals Management Plan.Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) February 5 announced it won AU$3.057 million from Woolworths in federal court there. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's Small Business Ombudsman Neal Cohen will leave the agency February 19 to start a law practice. Subscriber-Only Story CDC and ATSDR February 10 said their review of laminate flooring found that exposure to emitted formaldehyde might cause irritation and breathing problems. Subscriber-Only Story The ASTM F08.52 subcommittee on helmets and headgear recently made public a letter to CPSC asking for an update of mandatory requirements at 16 CFR 1203. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on sports equipment, batteries, voluntary standards, CPSC goals, hoverboards, bed sharing, traffic incidents, VOCs, refrigerants, window coverings, and more.Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on bouncers, building material, caulks/sealants, eye protection, inclined sleepers, paint, fire tests, plugs/receptacles, polymeric materials, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on electric cables, endocrine disrupters, precautionary principle, battery packs, bungee cords, ceiling lamps, hoverboards, night lights, dining chairs, and more. |