SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
VOLUME 45 ISSUE 34
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members voted 4-1 to issue an opinion and order to deny Zen Magnets' motion to disqualify most of them from hearing agency staff's appeal in the recall suit.Subscriber-Only Story Goodman Company will pay $5.55 million to settle CPSC allegations of late-reporting and misrepresentations. Subscriber-Only Story Members of the Portable Generator Manufacturers' Association (PGMA) September 6 told CPSCers of work on a two-option performance standard to address carbon monoxide (CO) risks. Subscriber-Only Story Members of an ASTM F15.18 panel on terminology, labeling, and instructions September 7 worked towards putting final touches on the F2388 changing table standard for balloting. Subscriber-Only Story Member of a UL 1370 task group September 8 worked towards finalizing rationale language before sending their work to the larger STP.Subscriber-Only Story Product safety compliance would be among 20 surveys and audits planned by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission in the fiscal year that began July 1. Subscriber-Only Story There was a decline in cases in the European Injury Database (IDB) possibly involving consumer products, according to the EC 2016 Consumer Scoreboard. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency September 5 pointed to a U.S. study finding that REACH is pushing some firms to seek chemical substitutes. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking information until November 26 about substances in tattoo ink and permanent makeup. Subscriber-Only Story California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said it has expanded the scope of its assessment of synthetic turf.Subscriber-Only Story California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) September 2 said it has updated Proposition 65 warning rules. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on paint stripper, fireworks, hurricanes, backhoe attachments, pacifier clips, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on attic insulation, parasailing, sleeping bags, air conditioners, building material, clothes dryers, and more.Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on textiles, LEDs, smart phones, toys, folding chairs, pacifier clips, nightwear and more. |