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There was an estimated annual average for 2017-2019 of 25,500 emergency room visits involving tipover incidents, according to data made available by CPSC January 27.

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CPSC January 28 noted the convergence of more time at home due to the pandemic, recent holiday purchases of TVs, and the upcoming Super Bowl to warn of the risks of death and injuries due to tipover incidents.

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An ASTM F15.42 task group January 26 briefly veered into discussion about the need for CPSC's newish project to update children's strength data.

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CPSC knew of 2,258 deaths involving off-highway vehicles in 2015-2017, the latest years with complete data.

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A January 27 letter to industry from Health Canada warned of possible enforcement for alcohol-fuel containers not complying with current flame mitigation provisions in ASTM's F3429/F3429M-20.

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Five cyclical enforcement reports made available in late January by Health Canada combined for 23 recalls out of 151 products tests.

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The safety of toys and childcare products is an area of constant focus for the European Commission.

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In the EU, work has been continuing on proposed restrictions for certain substances harmful to human health in clothing and textiles.

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David Schmeltzer, 90, died January 22 following a stroke.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) will get about £1 million to set up an office to oversee the safety of construction products.

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Comment by June 21 on a European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) consultation on chemicals in single-use diapers for infant and children under 3.

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The UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) January 26 launched a safety campaign on button batteries.

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The EU consumer organization ANEC January 21 called for EU attention to labs that test for product safety compliance.

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Briefs on CSUs, OPSS awards, and ammo/tackle, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.