FEBRUARY 17, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 7
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC experienced a large plummet in FY2019 in its performance measure involving 85-day preliminary determinations. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC would get $135 million in FY2021 under the February 10 White House budget request. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC February 11 alleged that refusal to recall was behind its third, previously-rare unilateral product warning in recent weeks. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC February 11 reported that its data showed a statistically significant decrease in ATV related injures from 2017 to 2018. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote as PSL was going to press on a direct final rule on portable bed rails. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.18 task group is struggling with what to do with a test fixture drawing in the F406 standard on non-full-size cribs and play yards. Subscriber-Only Story Product safety is always a hot topic on the agenda in the EU and 2019 was no different with many developments affecting product manufacturers, as well as those who import and sell products in the EU. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission's 2020 work programme, released on 29 January, confirms further imminent product safety reforms under the Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) programme and the Commission's on-going key focus to make EU laws digital-age-proof. Subscriber-Only Story The European Parliament February 12 adopted a resolution on fair and safe use of artificial intelligence (AI). Subscriber-Only Story Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) February 7 signed New York's long-pending bill on chemicals in children products. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by March 16 on a California proposed rule on warnings for consumer products sold via the internet and catalogs. This includes purchases via mobile apps. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on labeling, plastics, and washing machines plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |