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CPSC knows of 17 deaths in calendar 2018 among children 12 years or younger and associated with toys, according to its report made public November 20.

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CPSC had 19 active rulemaking projects last summer according to its just-released regulatory agenda.

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CPSC November 22 warned vape shops and similar outlets of their duties under the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (CNPPA).

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Reporting duties apply to incidents involving nano-enabled products just as much as to any other products, CPSC reminded companies in its 2019 nanomaterials statement.

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Three Senators November 21 urged CPSC to continue working at the ASTM level to require distinctive looks for each of three firearms categories: real, toy/imitation, and non-powder.

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Consumer ability to account for all pieces of a high-powered magnet set took up the majority of an ASTM F15.77 teleconference November 25.

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CPSC staffers applied lessons from both play equipment and child-resistant (CR) closures in coming up with a recommendation on ladders for aboveground pools.

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Prosafe is seeking aid in a new round of EU surveillance projects that began in November. Activity is targeted to continue until February 2022.

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E-labelling or electronic labelling is an alternative method allowed in some jurisdictions for indicating market compliance (such as displaying certain information online required under product safety legislation).

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The European Commission published a proposed directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers in 2018 as part of its "New Deal for Consumers" package of measures to strengthen consumer protection in the EU and aid enforcement of EU laws, including on product safety.

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Briefs on tipovers and OFRs plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.