APRIL 29, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 16
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story An approved Washington State bill awaiting the governor's signature would expand chemical notification duties beyond manufacturers of children's products. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff urged three steps to address hyperthermia deaths linked to electric space heaters, according to their analysis made available April 24. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 5-0 earlier in April to begin the process towards potentially adding spandex to the list of materials CPSC exempts from flammability testing. Subscriber-Only Story The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) confirmed that some of its members were among those receiving letters from CPSC about disclosure of information outside 6(b) procedures. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) April 7 set out a regulatory map to assess and plan its work. Subscriber-Only Story On 29 March 2019, a new EU regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union which aims to improve the application of the mutual recognition principle for goods and remove unjustified barriers to trade within the EU. Subscriber-Only Story On 5 April 2019, the European Commission April 5released its 2018 report on the Safety Gate rapid alert system. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC brass, CPSC priorities, smoke alarms, chemicals, asbestos plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |