APRIL 22, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 15
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's recurring disclosures of companies' information outside 6(b) procedures happened for over a year, and at least one recipient has rejected the agency's request to return or certify destruction of the materials. Subscriber-Only Story The April 12 Fisher-Price recall of Rock 'n' Play inclined sleepers followed about a week after CPSC and the company warned to stop use. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff got pushback April 16 about an idea that warning tags on crib bumpers and liners be affixed on all four sides. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC and other independent agencies starting May 11 must take extra steps in developing rules, guidances, policies, and similar regulatory documents. Subscriber-Only Story The New Zealand Commerce Commission April 15 announced four enforcement actions involving toy safety. Subscriber-Only Story The April 16 annual report from the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is very short on product safety activities. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC budget, whistleblowers, chainsaws, Brexit, and harmonization plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. Subscriber-Only Story Consumer Reports (CR) April 18 told PSL it saw a "duty" to consumers to publicize incidents CPSC provided outside the 6(b) process, and it confirmed the connection to the Fisher-Price Rock 'n' Play matter. |