DECEMBER 16, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 47
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story There were statistically significant changes in 2018 in estimated injuries associated with two classes of nursery products, according to a December 10 CPSC report. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners again are slated to cast ballot votes on whether to withdraw a guidance on flame retardants after canceling their December 11 decision meeting. Subscriber-Only Story Nancy Beck might become the nominee for CPSC chairman, according to December 11 reporting in The Washington Post. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler praised decisions by four retailers to stop selling inclined sleepers. Subscriber-Only Story All 15 comments were supportive on a resubmitted petition for CPSC to designate vacuum diffusion technology (VDT) as an "other system" under the Virginia Graeme Baker pool law (VGB). Subscriber-Only Story October 2020 is the rough target for proposing EC legislation aimed at safe and sustainable batteries. Subscriber-Only Story Seven product safety activities were highlighted in a December 9 report on the Australian Consumer Law. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada got 613 product safety reports in the quarter ending June 30. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on chemicals, emerging technology, toys, REACH, foodware, vulnerable groups, EU Blue Guide, falls, aluminum plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |