JANUARY 1, 2018
VOLUME 47 ISSUE 1
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story The Senate December 27 sent back the nominations of CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle and commissioner-designee Dana Baiocco. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission December 19 proposed product safety legislation. Subscriber-Only Story There were an estimated 62,300 injuries in 2016 among children younger than 5 years old and associated with nursery products. Subscriber-Only Story There was an annual average of 8,690 home structure fires originating with candles during 2011-2015, according to data made available in late December by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Subscriber-Only Story Fires and associated deaths, injuries, and monetary losses trended downward over 2006-2015, according to December data from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada December 19 pointed to the results of four enforcement projects in the 2016-2017 fiscal year (ended March 31, 2017). Subscriber-Only Story On 7 December, the House of Lords' European Union Committee published a report entitled Brexit: deal or no deal. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Commissioner Elliot Kaye in December voiced concern about the agency's approach to potential chronic hazards, both generally and specifically. Subscriber-Only Story Dr. Reddy's December 19 announced that it had reached a $5 million settlement in a case that included CPSC matters. Subscriber-Only Story On 21 November 2017, PROSAFE’s biggest cross-border market surveillance activity to date, Joint Action 2014 (JA2014), concluded. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on ROVS, kid's tents, burden relief, pool drains, magnets, children's chairs, gasoline burns, generators, fires, recalls, NFIRS, conformity assessment, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on vacuum cleaners, athletic footwear, caulks/sealants, cooking pans, fire tests, insulation, skis, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on REACH, used products, baby bouncers, bicycles, ladder belts, magnets, robes, utility vehicles, benches, ceiling fans, heating pads, and more. |