DECEMBER 11, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 47
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were set to vote as PSL went to press on a final Section 104 rule on children's folding chairs and stools. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote as PSL went to press on a direct final rule to revise requirements under the Gasoline Burn Prevention Act. Subscriber-Only Story Six CPSC staffers have permission to vote or hold leadership positions on eight voluntary standards panels, the agency reported November 28. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC had 76 active voluntary standards projects in FY2017, according to its report made available December 1.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC received three on-topic comments to a petition that sought a rulemaking for high-powered magnet sets. Subscriber-Only Story California December 5 sued a children's jewelry distributor for nearly $4 million over allegations of continued sales of children's jewelry with violative lead and cadmium levels. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's December 6 holiday safety message included a comparison of fire data for Christmas trees and candles. Subscriber-Only Story The Government Accountability Office (GAO) December 4 reported recall effectiveness findings involving a CPSC sister agency. Subscriber-Only Story The 218 RAPEX notices received by the EC in November mean the annual tally is on pace to roughly equal, probably slightly exceed, those of the past two years. Subscriber-Only Story Last year's shift from initial RAPEX notices to reactions continued in 2017. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on toys, angle grinders, portable generators, power adapters, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on equestrian helmets, highchairs, parasailing, vacuum cleaners, amusement rides, dishwashers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on REACH, product security, globalization, craft kits, lawn tractors, mobiles, rattles, and more. |