MAY 16, 2016
VOLUME 45 ISSUE 19
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members May 10 voted 5-0 to approve a corrective action plan (CAP) involving Bombardier side-by-side off-road vehicles, but the associated death was not included in the press release.Subscriber-Only Story Zen Magnets wants CPSC commissioners to decline to hear agency staff's appeal of a recall decision by an administrative law judge (ALJ) or for four members to disqualify themselves. Subscriber-Only Story Three CPSC members May 10 indicated strong desires for more activity related to Ikea Malm dressers as well as tipping furniture in general. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.71 panel looking at how to review the effectiveness of the F3159 laundry packet standard May 9 decided to focus on separate assessments of data sources. Subscriber-Only Story Understanding and defining opacity was a primary topic discussed at a May 6 session by an ASTM F15.72 panel on torch fuels and lamp oils. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners are slated to discuss the midyear update to the fiscal 2016 Operating Plan at a May 18 decisional meeting. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC should do more to formalize and control staffers' travel expenses, according to a contractor review made available earlier in May. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeks comments by June 7 on a list of non-Australian standards development organizations (SDOs) it believes oversees acceptable standards. Subscriber-Only Story Comments are due by July 26 on a DG Growth consultation on a "services passport" to facilitate cross-border activity under the Services Directive. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on falls, angle grinders, baby carriers, infant sleepers, off-highway vehicles, pacifier holders, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on helmets, playground surfacing, candles, smoke release, batteries, butane containers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on biocidal products, hoverboards, bicycles, flashlights, nightwear, angle grinders, baby carriers, and more. |