APRIL 1, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 12
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC seeks $127 million for FY2020, its current funding level. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Peter Feldman March 25 voiced concern with the effects of California data privacy standards on recall effectiveness. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners March 26 and 27 got updates on progress and potential future projects on updating the F2598 standard for clothing storage units (CSUs). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff is pushing back alternate surfacing tests of clothing storage units (CSU) to the end of 2019. Subscriber-Only Story Representatives of the fireworks industry March 26 told commissioners about concern with a rise in deaths associated with their products since about 2015. Subscriber-Only Story Two reports made available in late March give insights into CPSC's Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) practices. Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story Supervision instructions on combination products arose March 19 as a challenge for an ASTM F15.21 panel addressing ballot negatives. Subscriber-Only Story Abbreviated conspicuous warnings for inclined sleep products moved closer to being part of the ASTM 3118 standard. Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story Use of "rolling road" machines to assess jogging stroller wheels might be more challenging than an ASTM F15.17 working group anticipated. Subscriber-Only Story Kids in Danger March 20 said recalls need better promotion and worried that recall effectiveness data have become less available. Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story Sales of counterfeits had grown to about 3.3% of global trade by 2016, including about 6.8% of EU trade. Subscriber-Only Story Many factors are relevant in determining whether a product is safe and complies with applicable EU product safety legislation. Subscriber-Only Story On March 12, the European Commission adopted common EU-wide rules setting out the technical requirements for drones. Subscriber-Only Story 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. |