NOVEMBER 13, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 43
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story The Senate Commerce Committee November 8 advanced Dana Baiocco's nomination by a 14-13 party-line rollcall vote. Subscriber-Only Story Zen Magnets November 6 filed suit in Denver U.S. district court seeking reversal of a CPSC decision in the long-running recall case for its products. Subscriber-Only Story Tucked into a flurry of stories in the general press about the lead content of some fidget spinners is a less noticed policy disagreement. Subscriber-Only Story There were 165 known non-fire carbon monoxide (CO) deaths in 2014 involving products CPSC regulates. Subscriber-Only Story A recent report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) looks at the "total cost" of fires, which it sets at $328.5 billion for 2014. Subscriber-Only Story Lone pieces of furniture in 2014-2016 were nearly twice as likely to be associated with tipover injuries than were TVs whether alone or combined with furniture.Subscriber-Only Story The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) November 6-10 sponsored a global awareness campaign on tipping furniture. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada November 4 proposed rules for magnets in toys. Subscriber-Only Story The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in late October awarded a recall effectiveness grant to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC is planning three Asian "Buyers Training" events in March. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on crumb rubber, cooking fires, turkey fryers, bicycles, jackets, rain ponchos, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on bicycle wheels, fuel containers, sports surfaces, access control, CO alarms, cooking appliances, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on concussions, ACCC, REACH-IT, chairs, ethanol burners, kitchen machines, and more. |