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It is unclear if CPSC eventually will see the $8.5 million funding increase in a House budget bill passed June 26.

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CPSC got mostly supportive comments on its move to extend flammability test exemptions to spandex although one contained cautions.

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Commissioners were slated to vote by ballot the week of July 1 on publishing a CPSC plan for evaluating carbon monoxide (CO) mitigation efforts for portable generators.

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CPSC knows of five nonoccupational fireworks deaths in 2018, according to its annual report on the products.

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An argument over lids on baby boxes occurred during an ASTM F15.18 task group call July 1.

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There were 783 cycling fatalities in traffic in 2017, according to data made available in late June by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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A public consultation on a proposed ban on skin sensitising substances in certain textile products sold in the EU opened in June.

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The European Parliament in June published a study, Consumer Protection – Delivering Economic Benefits for Citizens and Businesses.

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Retailer 2 Boys Trading Limited will pay NZ$74,250 to address 13 allegations of toy safety violations in New Zealand.

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Briefs on CPSC agenda, chemicals, grill brushes, button batteries, vaping devices, composite wood, REACH, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.