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CPSC members February 24 voted 5-0 to eliminate general certificates of conformity (GCCs) for some apparel made of materials exempted from flammability requirements.

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CPSC's progress on testing burden relief was among the topics addressed February 25 at a hearing on the agency's budget before the House Appropriations financial services and general government subcommittee.

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CPSC the week of February 29 likely will be providing two sets of information to participants in its pilot on electronic filing for importing information.

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CPSC members vote 4-1 to update the 1981 delegation of authority on accepting companies' corrective action proposals.

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ASTM's ad hoc work group on warnings February 19 discussed an alternate approach to ANSI Z535 provisions on safety alerts: referencing rather than incorporation.

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CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye February 24 addressed the need for the agency to attract and retain good staff to perform his mission.

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The European Chemicals Agency February 25 gave more details of reviews in 2015 under its compliance check strategy.

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What to do with the CE marking for packages containing both toys and non-toys was among the February updates to the guidance on the Toy Safety Directive.

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Western Australia has the worst rate of consumer response to a Samsung washing machine recall, reported that state's Consumer Protection division February 19.

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The Washington State Department of Ecology February 18 made available guidance on when it will defer to CPSC requirements on lead, cadmium and phthalates in children's products.

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Briefs on voluntary standards, OHVs, laminate floors, incident data, hoverboards, paint stripper, formaldehyde, flame retardants, thermostats, and more.

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Briefs on nanotech, consumer rights, REACH scams, rice cookers, water features, miniature motorbikes, bicycle forks, and more.