JUNE 8, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 22
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC data show an average of 379 unintentional child and youth drownings in pools and spas, according to a report made available June 3. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC members voted 3-1 to deny a petition on vacuum diffusion technology VDT. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Peter Feldman June 3 reiterated his concerns that a California privacy law will inhibit access to personally identifiable information (PII) during recalls. Subscriber-Only Story A friend-of-the-court filing by a consumer group suggested there is some legal merit to a recent lawsuit against CPSC's practice of incorporating standards that must be bought. Subscriber-Only Story Attorneys general of 14 states plus the District of Columbia June 2 wrote the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in opposition to an April decision on asbestos. Subscriber-Only Story Warning placement was among the topics during a June 2 ASTM F15.18 teleconference on in-bed sleepers. Subscriber-Only Story Slowed access to data is a primary challenge for a CSA/ANSI Z21.1 task force looking at inadvertent activation of front mount burner controls on gas ranges. Subscriber-Only Story There was an estimated annual average of 10,600 fires in 2014 to 2018 involving grills and homes structures or outdoor areas, according to a report made available in late May by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Subscriber-Only Story Product safety was among the concerns in a May 29 report on fake online reviews. Subscriber-Only Story The Washington State Department of Ecology in late May indicated that it is considering which of five candidates will get next attention under its Product Replacement Program. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on toys/child products, expansion gates, hurricanes, circular economy, winter safety plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |