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CPSC still needs more money and will continue its attention to tech matters, Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle told a stakeholder audience February 27.

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Health Canada identified housewares as the top product category for joint recall notices with CPSC.

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) February 26 identified a ban on selling unsafe products and ATVs as product safety elements of its 2019 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities.

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The deadline to submit entries for the new European Commission award for product safety is April 7.

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) February 21 announced a database of plastics additives.

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The EC February 19 stressed that sequin-covered soft toys must comply with the Toy Safety Directive and EN 71.

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Following a vote in the EU Parliament Internal Market Committee (IMCO), a proposal for a directive on better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules will be voted on in the full plenary of the European Parliament.

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The European Union's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Commission (IMCO) February 20 approved new rules to strengthen consumer rights, facilitate cross-border trade in the EU and make products safer.

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Briefs on CPSC agenda, Washington State, phthalates, crumb rubber, and electronic devices, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.