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Commissioners October 6 voted 4-0 to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to officially replace the standard reference material (SRM) cigarette for mattress and pad flammability testing at 16 CFR 1632.

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Commissioners October 6 voted 4-0 to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to incorporate – with five modifications – the ASTM F2933-19 crib mattress standard into a new Section 104 rule.

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CPSC staffers are not convinced that spandex-containing textiles deserve exemption from flammability tests at 16 CFR 1610.

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CPSC October 7 announced it was looking into infant deaths involving non-sleep pillow products for infants.

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Ikea October 1 wrote CPSC that a mandatory rule on clothing storage units (CSUs) would be "the best way to provide clarity to manufacturers, build consumer trust, set a level playing field, and most importantly, reduce tip-over incidents."

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Reps. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) October 6 wrote Amazon to ask it to investigate its AmazonBasics line.

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CPSC's Office of Communications (OCM) had six priority activities listed in the draft FY2021 Operating Plan issued last month.

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The U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) the first week of October issued numerous research reports on product safety matters.

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Briefs on multi-purpose lighters, exports, PFAS plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.