Product Safety Letter will not appear November 9, 2020 due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 49, No. 43, will be November 16, 2020

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CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler October 27 told an ICPHSO web-conference that he did not plan to seek another nomination to the commission.

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Commissioner Elliot Kaye, whose official term ended October 27, told PSL he currently intends to remain at CPSC during his holdover year or until replaced.

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Commissioner Peter Feldman October 30 said he would seek a 10% increase in funding for CPSC's compliance activities.

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CPSC Commissioner Dana Baiocco and Acting Chairman Bob Adler expressed opposing views on the need for commission votes for certain communications.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler October 27 told an ICPHSO audience that some lab work is progressing under a staffing system meant to minimize pandemic disruptions.

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The few comments to a CPSC inquiry on testing and labeling of children's products mostly supported movement towards regulatory relief.

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An ASTM F15.18 working group October 26 reviewed four issues that may need to be addressed with multiple occupant bassinets.

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Four developments in Europe the week of October 26 involved potential product safety changes there.

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Look to CPSC's approach to counterfeiting for clues to its likely response to an October 27 letter from House Commerce Committee Republicans about human rights abuses.

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Comment by December 7 on a preliminary EC opinion on the presence of BPA in clothing.

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Australia saw 114 recalls in the quarter that ended April 30, according to the latest ACCCount report by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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Briefs on CPSC plans, crib mattresses, CR closures, CPSC awards/contests, small shipments, secondhand products, button batteries, recycled products, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.