OCTOBER 14, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 39
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story A three-way commission split means the next steps in CPSC's upholstered furniture flammability efforts are unclear. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' ballots were due near the PSL deadline on issuing a direct final rule to revise CPSC's Section 104 requirements on non-full-size cribs and play yards. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staffers estimate that there were about 4,400 emergency room visits associated with liquid laundry packet in calendar 2018. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) October 7 began an information campaign targeting use of online rental marketplaces. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Elliot Kaye explained his recent attempted amendment on a failed vote to move a fireworks rulemaking forward. Subscriber-Only Story A UL panel decided tentatively to target the end of 2020 for withdrawal of UL 1314 for special purpose metal containers. Subscriber-Only Story U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) September 30 said it recently stopped about 5,200 counterfeit refrigerator water filters. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) reminded companies of their upcoming duties REACH reporting duties for nanomaterials. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada October 9 warned against sales of certain firepots and pourable alcohol fuel containers. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on pool drains, burden reduction, SaferProducts.gov, NEISS, bouncers, window cords, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |