MAY 15, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 19
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote as PSL went to press on a CPSC staff recommendation to defer action on a petition that sought a ban on supplemental mattresses for play yards without rigid sides. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote by ballot as PSL went to press on a publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for a Section 104 action on booster seats.Subscriber-Only Story A just-released letter to CPSC gives insight into discussions between the agency and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America about the effective date of the next version of ANSI/SVIA 1 Subscriber-Only Story Two CPSC documents show topics recently of interest to CPSC members or staffers about portable generators. Subscriber-Only Story U.S. fire departments in 2014 responded to an estimated 385,700 non-fire electrical incidents, according to data issued May 8 by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Subscriber-Only Story U.S. fire departments in 2010 to 2014 per year dealt with an estimated 15,970 fire incidents involving clothes washers or dryers. Subscriber-Only Story The European Union recently published changes to its content rules for toys. Subscriber-Only Story Makers and retailers of oil-burning decorative products sold in Canada need to look whether the products require child-resistant mechanisms and have compliant warnings. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) May 11 announced new requirements for pacifiers ("dummies") and the "chains" used to clip them to garments. Subscriber-Only Story Reports to the EU's RAPEX system in April continued to flow above the 2016 level. Subscriber-Only Story RAPEX reactions in 2017 are running about 18% above 2016 through April. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) through May 21 is seeking input on what to do about decorative ethanol burners. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC budget, table saws, batteries, chargers, handlebar stems, nightlights, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on firestops, infant floor seats, infant swings, SVHCs, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on REACH, single market, burner stoves, heaters, sunglasses, and more. |