MARCH 2, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 9
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Expect at least two actions in 2020 from CPSC on micromobility safety. Subscriber-Only Story Centralized, self-serve data and machine-learning analyses of retailer reports were two CPSC data modernization projects described to commissioners February 27. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Commissioner Peter Feldman February 24 wrote the California Attorney General to warn that the state's privacy regulations could undermine recall effectiveness. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC is looking at an April 15 hearing on its FY2021 and FY2022 agendas and priorities. Subscriber-Only Story How much consideration should be given to probable consumer misuse when developing standards for newer product categories is a question being pushed by CPSC on infant sleep products. Subscriber-Only Story The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) February 19 announced availability of updated standard reference material (SRM) 1196a cigarettes. Subscriber-Only Story The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Fla., on 18-21 February 2020. Subscriber-Only Story The New Zealand Commerce Commissioner February 20 announced a penalty against a toy company, and it pointed to four more open cases that might result in fines. Subscriber-Only Story Companies might be underreporting nanomaterials, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) warned February 24. Subscriber-Only Story Give input by May 12 on an EC survey aimed at collecting information about online marketplaces alleged to facilitate counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy. Subscriber-Only Story New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) February 20 began an push aimed at state laws limiting sales of vaping products. Subscriber-Only Story An industry survey done under a 2018 California law details use of nine fibers for flame retardance purposes in mattresses. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on bed rails, Australia, and e-commerce plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |