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NOVEMBER 11, 2019
VOLUME 48   ISSUE 42

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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There were an estimated 83,200 emergency room visits in 2017 involving pediatric injuries from poisoning.


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CPSC knows of 103 incidents and 179 deaths in 2016 associated with unintentional non-fire carbon monoxide (CO) exposure from consumer products.


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Late October reports by CPSC's inspector general (IG) on the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) give the agency's progress in complying with those laws.


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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) November 5 urged three steps to aid against bicyclist fatalities.


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Potential physical risks will be the target of an in-the-works UL standard on augmented reality, the organization said November 4.


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Consumer Reports November 4 wrote letters to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association and nine companies, calling for removal of all infant inclined sleeping products from the market.


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Members of ASTM F15.77 October 31 agreed to draft an age grading packaging statement for the in-the-works standard on magnetic amusement not intended for children.


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The U.K. Office of Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) November 1 offered a new version of its product safety incident management plan.


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March 2020 is the tentative target for a preliminary opinion on bisphenol A (BPA) by the EC Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS).


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Briefs on furnaces/boilers, playgrounds, and escape plans plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.