MARCH 5, 2018
VOLUME 47 ISSUE 10
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote on whether to docket a petition to exempt inflatable head protection devices from CPSC's bike helmet requirements. Subscriber-Only Story March 28 is the deadline for requests to give oral remarks at CPSC's upcoming priorities hearing. Subscriber-Only Story There is support for the idea that the value per statistical life (VSL) for children is higher than for adults, according to a CPSC staff literature review made available February 27. Subscriber-Only Story Expect debate on whether CPSC is truly addressing safety improvements at the upcoming public meeting on its fireworks rulemaking.Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.58 working group February 27 spent considerable time addressing multiple age grading for a product category. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC made available another research report regarding ATV stability. Subscriber-Only Story Zen Magnets February 27 asked the Colorado U.S. district court in Denver to vacate last fall's decision by CPSC members in the long running magnets recall case. Subscriber-Only Story The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) celebrated its 25th anniversary by holding its largest ever Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida from 18-23 February 2018.Subscriber-Only Story Australia saw 62 recalls of general consumer products in the last quarter of 2017. Subscriber-Only Story The U.K.'s new Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) February 27 pointed to information on the nations' Primary Authority concept. Subscriber-Only Story EU and EEA nations have the choice to include liquid laundry packs in an ongoing, much-broader inspection effort. Subscriber-Only Story The New Zealand Commerce Commission February 26 framed its announcement of a new penalty as a warning to toy suppliers to learn about to safety mandates. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on Britax, upholstered furniture, animal tests, ATVs, phthalates, BPA, regulatory burden, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, fire tests, mops, alarms, electric generators, electrical motors, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on substance evaluations, bomber jackets, fire extinguishers, lighters, portable refrigerators, toys, TV mounts, wall chargers, and more. |