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OCTOBER 3, 2016
VOLUME 45   ISSUE 37

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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Full-scale upholstered furniture barrier testing by CPSCers in 2014-2015 showed some promise, according to an agency report made available September 21.


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A four-tiered literature-review approach for certain phthalates could be useful in CPSC's work on reducing testing burdens, according to a contractor report made available September 19.


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Data challenges and examples of relevant performance standards were the primary topics during an August 28 teleconference of a UL task group looking at child resistant features on microwave ovens.


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Successes versus problems in CPSC's new website design boil down to presentation versus findability of information within it.


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Some 27,000 seniors age 65 or older died due to falls in 2014, according to a September 23 report from the Centers for Disease Control.


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CPSC September 28 again took a rare step of advising consumers about a product likely to be the subject of an upcoming recall.


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The European Commission, until 16 December, is holding a public consultation on the Machinery Directive.


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The European Commission published a regulation banning methylisothiazolinone (MIT) in leave-on cosmetics.

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Briefs on changing tables, incident follow-ups, CPSC documents, bicycles, ice tools, pool alarms, and more.


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Briefs on fire tests, treestands, vacuum cleaners, appliances, buoyant devices, clothes dryers, clothes washers, and more.

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Briefs on REACH, toys, fireworks, sandals, ceiling lamps, lighters, and more.