OCTOBER 30, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 41
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners October 24 voted 4-0 to pass CPSC's FY2018 operating plan with amendments.Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners Elliot Kaye and Joseph Mohorovic provided written insight on votes earlier in October on final phthalates bans. Subscriber-Only Story UL representatives October 20 met with commissioners about increasing cooperation with CPSC on batteries, especially lithium type. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) October 24 said it is organizing a taskforce on "quad bike" regulations under the Australian Consumer Law. Subscriber-Only Story A final EU opinion on exposure to aluminum echoes suggestions in last summer's draft document. Subscriber-Only Story Australia saw 264 recalls of general consumer products in the year that ended in June.Subscriber-Only Story The safety of vaping devices and the need for related regulations are among the targets of a U.K. parliament inquiry announced October 25. Subscriber-Only Story A New York legislator October 20 called on consumers to report sellers of illegal decorative contact lenses to her office or to FDA. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on multiple-death fires, baby gyms, bouncers, dishwashers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, fire barriers, vacuum cleaners, deck ovens, play equipment, soccer headgear, and more.Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CoRAP, tattoo ink, cameras, skirts, toys, backpack, and more. |