MARCH 16, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 11
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Product Safety Letter will not appear March 23, 2020, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 48, No. 12, will be March 30, 2020. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC March 10 said it plans to rescind parts of past interim enforcement discretion on the flammability of mattresses and mattress pads. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC March 10 cancelled a staff briefing that had been scheduled for the next day. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC will use teleworking to the "maximum extent possible" as a Coronavirus precaution, according to a March 13 statement. Subscriber-Only Story The rate of death from traumatic brain injuries associated with falls rose 75% from 2008 to 2017, according to CDC's March 6 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by April 3 on a pair of EC requests for input on allergenic fragrances in toys. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by April 13 on a California proposal to give priority product listing to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in carpets and rugs. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada's March 6 promotion of an updated human factors guide included a caution to also consider relevant rules and standards when developing products. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada received 618 product reports in the quarter that ended December 31, it reported March 5. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC rulemaking, e-cigarettes, hoverboard batteries, circular economy plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |