JULY 16, 2018
VOLUME 47 ISSUE 27
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Both sides in the Britax recall case July 10 jointly requested a stay due to legal and policy developments involving administrative law judges (ALJs) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 4-0 to update rules at 16 CFR 1211 on garage door operators. Subscriber-Only Story There was an estimated annual average of 363,900 residential structure fires from 2013 to 2015, according to a report CPSC made available July 12. Subscriber-Only Story There was an annual average of 3,900 hotel/motel fires during 2014-2016, according to data made available July 9 from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC got only one comment – positive – on its recent update of its Section 104 rule on non-full-size cribs. Subscriber-Only Story Members of an ASTM F15.72 panel on portable fireplaces July 10 seemed near to finishing their work on crafting a standard. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15 ad hoc panel is in the early stages of looking at consistent wording on batteries in juvenile product standards. Subscriber-Only Story Members of an ASTM F15.18 working group July 12 decided how to deal with different shaped replacement play yard mattresses. Subscriber-Only Story The holding company for former seller of Buckyballs, Maxfield & Oberton, July 9 was cleared by a jury of defective design allegations. Subscriber-Only Story DG Growth July 7 pointed to proposed restrictions on four phthalates: BBP, DBP, DEHP, and DIBP. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) July 11 said that it is planning a 2021 launch of a database of hazardous chemicals in "articles." Subscriber-Only Story The UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) July 11 promoted a CPSCer's assertion that unsafe consumer products cost the U.S. some $1 trillion per year. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada July 11 published updates to its toys requirements related to magnets. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission is assessing a roadmap document aimed at endocrine disruptors. Subscriber-Only Story The EC's Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) July 12 publish findings on health effects of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency in July made available a new product categorization guide aimed at poison response. Subscriber-Only Story A July 10 European Commission report found generally good movement towards animal testing alternatives. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC June 11 pointed consumers to the updated contact information in the decades-running remedy effort involving latches on certain cedar chests. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on phthalates, avalanche transceivers, blister packs, sleepwear, snow bikes, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on outdoor chairs, doors/gates, ice makers, conduit, marking/labeling, optical fiber, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on counterfeits, chemicals, chainsaws, lights, toy trains, bicycle carriers, infant clothing, and more. |