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CPSC February 4 promoted Britax's launch of a campaign for Bob jogging strollers.

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Commenters on a CPSC special study on 2017 table saw injuries disagreed about the accuracy of finding that units without modular blade guards have a seven-fold (7.19) higher injury rate than those with.

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Eleven special product types got attention in a best practices framework on the Internet of Things (IoT), available January 31 from Commissioner Elliot Kaye.

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CPSC members voted 5-0 to announce a hearing and to seek input on SaferProducts.gov, but the announcement will include an addition involving medical professionals.

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The U.K. Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) February 2 debuted a mark design if the nation leaves the EU without agreements to allow continued applicability of the CE mark.

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There was a statistically significant drop from 3.3% to 2.9% in drivers using handheld cell phones from 2016 to 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported in January.

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Sixteen states are looking at bills to restrict flame retardants in certain consumer products while 11 might add or update chemical disclosure laws.

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CPSC has a low to medium risk of staffers' faulty use of three types of credit cards, according to a December report by its inspector general (IG).

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S. Res. 50, introduced February 6 by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), would limit post-cloture activity to two hours for many nominations.

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The European Commission's January 28 guide on small, mobile pools gives advice on deciding if they fall under the Toy Safety Directive and EN 71.

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Product safety was among the consumer protection concerns raised February 3 by a U.K. consumer group.

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The U.K. Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) made two announcements regarding improved compliance.

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The European consumer group BEUC January 31 said upcoming eco-design changes would improve product safety.

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Briefs on fuel containers, solo recalls, synthetic turf, tattoo ink, chemical substitution, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.