MAY 1, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 17
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story A potential court challenge to CPSC's move to target CO emissions from portable generators is being signaled. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members voted 3-2 on party lines April 27 to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking for table saws. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.68 panel on baby monitors April 27 decided to move towards incorporating battery provisions from the F963 toy standards.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC has been informed about pediatric incidents associated with the button batteries sold with flameless candles/tealights, members of the Button Battery Task Force learned April 25.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC April 25 launched an educational initiative aimed at educating children in grades 3 to 7 about product safety. Subscriber-Only Story Help in getting companies to understand how product safety means more than regulatory compliance was the top request to CPSC April 25 from representatives of the Promotional Products Association International. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members April 24 got input on collecting and analyzing data with eyes to catching product safety trends and minimizing recalls. Subscriber-Only Story At least keeping tabs on candle-making kits was one of the outcomes of an ASTM F15.45 panel that reviews candle fire incidents. Subscriber-Only Story The Senate will consider a version of the Regulatory Accountability Act. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission opened a public consultation to July 7 on amending the Cosmetics Regulation to ban or restrict the use of four additional chemicals in cosmetic products. Subscriber-Only Story An April 21 report to the U.K. parliament gave an update on the nation's review of its product safety system.Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada seeks feedback by June 6 on updating its rules covering playpens.Subscriber-Only Story On April 6, representatives from industries most affected by counterfeiting (toy, leather, pharmaceuticals and construction) stressed the urgent need for the European Union to adapt to the growth of counterfeit products and put in place better controls and market surveillance. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on elevators, government overlap, cleansing products, bicycle stems, booties, and more.Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on lightning protection, office furnishings, photocontrols, polymeric materials, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on SVHCs, toys, caster boards, furniture, speed controllers, and more. |