JUNE 15, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 23
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CSPC's recently created position of consumer ombudsman will have five broad mission goals. Subscriber-Only Story A nomination hearing for Nancy Beck to become a commissioner and chairman of CPSC is scheduled for June 16. Subscriber-Only Story Attorneys General in 21 states plus Washington, D.C. June 10 called on EPA to strengthen and expand regulations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Subscriber-Only Story Work June 9 by an ASTM F15 task group on commercial umbrellas showed that the project is in the very early stages of the standards making process. Subscriber-Only Story A CDC report suggested deficiencies in safe use of cleaners and disinfectants. Subscriber-Only Story The late May update of the EU's 2020 work program retained language on revision of the General Product Safety Directive. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission through September 14 is accepting feedback about software uploads to devices covered by the Radio Equipment Directive. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on hand sanitizer plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |