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APRIL 1, 2019
VOLUME 48   ISSUE 12

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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CPSC seeks $127 million for FY2020, its current funding level.


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Commissioner Peter Feldman March 25 voiced concern with the effects of California data privacy standards on recall effectiveness.


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Commissioners March 26 and 27 got updates on progress and potential future projects on updating the F2598 standard for clothing storage units (CSUs).


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CPSC staff is pushing back alternate surfacing tests of clothing storage units (CSU) to the end of 2019.


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Representatives of the fireworks industry March 26 told commissioners about concern with a rise in deaths associated with their products since about 2015.


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Two reports made available in late March give insights into CPSC's Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) practices.


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An ASTM F08.22 working group March 25 discussed coming up with a definition of tents that fall between small play tents and large commercial units.


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Supervision instructions on combination products arose March 19 as a challenge for an ASTM F15.21 panel addressing ballot negatives.


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Abbreviated conspicuous warnings for inclined sleep products moved closer to being part of the ASTM 3118 standard.


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An ASTM F15.17 working group March 18 decided to create a matrix comparing potential solutions for ensuring occupants cannot disengage parking brakes on strollers.


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Use of "rolling road" machines to assess jogging stroller wheels might be more challenging than an ASTM F15.17 working group anticipated.


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Kids in Danger March 20 said recalls need better promotion and worried that recall effectiveness data have become less available.


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The U.K. Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) March 25 provided a guidance on what companies should expect if that nation leaves the EU without an exit deal.


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Sales of counterfeits had grown to about 3.3% of global trade by 2016, including about 6.8% of EU trade.


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Many factors are relevant in determining whether a product is safe and complies with applicable EU product safety legislation.


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On March 12, the European Commission adopted common EU-wide rules setting out the technical requirements for drones.


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Briefs on CPSC priorities, third-party tests, methylene chloride, REACH, Safety Gate, microplastics, chemicals, endocrine disrupters, and conformity assessment, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.