MAY 2, 2016
VOLUME 45 ISSUE 17
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story A CPSC contractor's literature review made available April 25 provided little information about research into certain phthalates and heavy metals in engineered wood products (EWPs). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff is targeting June 15 for a public hearing on the commission's fiscal 2017 and 2018 agenda and priorities. Subscriber-Only Story U.S. fire losses have improved, but the nation still has a "major fire problem" compared to some countries. Subscriber-Only Story Four consumer groups April 26 called on CPSC to describe IKEA's offer to remedy tipping dressers as a recall. Subscriber-Only Story The Portable Generator Manufacturers Association (PGMA) April 20 wrote CPSC that it will be taking six steps related to mitigating carbon monoxide incidents. Subscriber-Only Story An analysis of the EU's classification, labeling and packaging (CLP) regulation will aim to evaluate its implementation and interaction with other chemical regulations. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission April 25 described the 13% decline in RAPEX notification in 2015 as a "slight drop." Subscriber-Only Story CPSC chairman Elliot Kaye April 22 said that CPSC staff "opened an investigation" related to assertions regarding lead levels in jewelry-making kits. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada April 22 said that in the quarter that ended December 31, it received 419 health and safety reports on consumer products. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian government April 22 offered a plain language guide to the nation's product safety law. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on firewalled labs, pool drains, third-party labs, bicycles, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on booster seats, baby tubs, vacuum cleaners, bath heaters, electric locks, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on hoverboards, REACH, chairs, snow blowers, more. |