FEBRUARY 19, 2018
VOLUME 47 ISSUE 8
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Free Story CPSC members voted 3-1 to begin litigation against Britax Child Safety over wheel detachments on 17 models of B.O.B. jogging strollers. Free Story Michaels Stores' $1.5 million settlement of CPSC Section 15 reporting allegations was the third agency penalty announced in FY2018. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC is line for a $1.5-to-$2 million budget cut in the next year. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Elliot Kaye did not vote for CPSC's budget request as approved 3-1 by the other CSPC members.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC identified three challenges that could affect its abilities to meet its goals in the next half decade. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's five-year strategic plan for 2018-2022 is organized around four areas: workforce, prevention, response, and communications. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC did not fail to hit any performance goals during fiscal 2017 (ended September 30), according to its February 12 report. Subscriber-Only Story How to avoid confused labs was a source of frustrated debate February 13 for an ASTM F15.42 labeling task group. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC estimated that there were about 79,500 ER visits in 2016 involving unintentional pediatric poisoning incidents. Subscriber-Only Story Mega Import and Export must pay NZ$65,000 following guilty pleas related to selling violative toys. Subscriber-Only Story One of five toys were reviewed in a recent EU inspection effort contained restricted substances, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) warned February 13. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by March 9 in a draft 2018-2020 priority products work plan from California's Department of Toxic Substances Control. Subscriber-Only Story Safer States February 12 asserted that federal deregulatory attitudes mean more states are targeting chemicals in products. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC priorities, perfume, head injuries, bicycles, electric blankets, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on water sports, building material, ice hockey, amusement rides, baseball bats, fun-karts, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CE marks, beanbag mattresses, scooter handlebars, battery packs, bicycles, hair dryers, and more. |