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OCTOBER 21, 2019
VOLUME 48   ISSUE 40

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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Product Safety Letter will not appear October 28, 2019, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. Vol. 48, No. 41 will be dated November 4, 2019.


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CPSC in FY2020 will move towards removal of a 2017 flame retardant guidance, but finalization likely would hinge on commission makeup.


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An updated CPSC Section 104 proposal would change the acceptable seat back angle for infant sleep products to 10º from 30º, a move that would effectively ban inclined sleepers.


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Senate Commerce Committee Republicans October 17 reported on five findings about the large, unauthorized release earlier this year of protected CPSC data.


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CPSC's inspector general (IG) office October 10 voiced worry about the agency's computer and information security.


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Expect CPSC activity in the coming year in at least four areas involving the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected products.


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Two October 9 executive orders target agency guidances. Typically, independent agencies like CPSC are not required to follow such directives but can voluntarily.


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Comment by November 30 on an Australian inquiry on updating the nations product safety system.


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Earlier in October, both the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) separately reported on their product safety activities during the past year.


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Consumer Reports highlighted four issues in its input on CPSC's FY2020 plans.


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California's Bureau of Household Goods and Services said it will begin testing certain products for flame-retardant compliance at the new year.


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Briefs on firearm locks/safes, cribs/play yards, pool/spa drains, carbon monoxide, and toddler beds, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.