Product Safety Letter will not have a December 28, 2020, edition due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 50, No. 1, will be dated January 4, 2021.

Product Safety Letter wishes you joyous holidays and a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2021.

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CPSC Acting-Chairman Robert Adler December 17 used the phrase "should…stand as a strong precedent for the entire industry" when referring to a recall of residential elevators announced the same day.

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Commissioners December 15 voted 4-0 by ballot to move forward with a survey on warning label comprehension and infant sleep products.

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Commissioners' December 15 voted 4-0 by ballot to publish a direct final rule updating CPSC's Section 104 rule on infant swings to reflect updates in ASTM F2088-20.

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Commissioners December 15 voted 4-0 by ballot to publish a final rule to update its fees for fulfilling requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA).

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U.S. fire departments in 2014-2018 responded to an estimated annual average of 160 home fires involving Christmas trees.

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Briefs on car boosters, clay targets, biocides, and Nancy Beck plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.