NOVEMBER 23, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 44
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted to send a "substantial" civil penalty case to the Justice Department, CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler wrote November 18. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's Inspector General (IG) November 16 identified four management challenges for the agency. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's Inspector General (IG) November 17 said a contractor's audit found a reportable violation of the Antideficiency Act. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC November 12 extended to next June 25 the pandemic-related testing relief for safety closures. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Elliot Kaye November 16 expressed pleasure with fellow CPSC members accepting amendments to assess racial and similar disparities in product safety protections. Subscriber-Only Story Both houses of Congress are moving quickly on companion bills to direct CPSC to study the pandemic's effects on at-home injury patterns. Subscriber-Only Story There were an estimated 190 unintentional deaths in 2017 associated with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from consumer products, according the most recent CPSC data review. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) November 16 pointed to a survey report that urged a three-part plan for communicating about risks and concerns with nanomaterials. Subscriber-Only Story The EU in 2021 aims to develop an "action plan" to work with China to address the safety of products purchased online. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on AI, holidays, Brexit, presidential transition, Europe plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |