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OCTOBER 19, 2020
VOLUME 49   ISSUE 40

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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Staffers from CPSC and ASTM October 15 held a broad and general discussion about cooperation on various emerging technology issues.


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CPSC Commissioner Peter Feldman October 15 lauded the use of a push notice sent directly to a smart product subject to a recall.


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Use of technology to improve regulatory outcomes is not an end in itself, according to an October 9 report on "regtech" (regulatory technology) by the Australian Productivity Commission.


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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) October 14 pointed to an effort that showed recurring promotions of a recall were followed by recurring increases in returns.


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An October 14 report on the EU approach to endocrine disruptors asserts that difference between regulatory sectors has created some inefficiencies.

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An ASTM F15.18 working group October 14 looked at packaging warnings for in-bed sleepers.


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An ASTM F15 group is in the early stages of looking at a standard for what it is calling "computer vision based drowning detection systems for residential swimming pools."


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Toys, childcare items, furniture, textiles, and electronics are among the product categories getting called out by name in the EC's October 14 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment.


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Comment by December 9 on a Canadian discussion paper on banning certain single use plastics.


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Briefs on counterfeits, chemicals, OHVs plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.